English Explanatory Dictionary

beat a dead horse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

Pronunciation

En-us-beat a dead horse.ogg en-au-beat a dead horse.ogg

Word forms

beat a dead horse beats a dead horse beating a dead horse beaten a dead horse flog a dead horse

Related words

necrohippoflagellation necrohipposadism kick someone when they are down preach to the choir
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