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flogging_a_dead_horse

flog a dead horse

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flog a dead horse

  1. (dated, nautical) To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.
  2. (Britain, idiomatic) To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.

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