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'Don't beat a dead horse.' Is used as a metaphor to mean don't keep nagging on something that is done and over with.
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When was Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again created?
Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again was created on 2008-10-28.
What does it mean to stop eating a dead horse?
The actual quote is "stop beating a dead horse" stop wasteing time on a pointless activity.
Where did the idiom 'to flog a dead horse' originate?
This is a horse term. Flogging is beating with a whip. It does no good to beat a horse that is dead, because it will never get back up and work for you.
What does flogging a dead horse mean?
- My efforts are futile - Pissing in the wind (Australian slang) etc. bark at the moon catch at shadows bite a file beat the air in vain plough the air etc.
What word would describe beating a dead horse?
It's a useless action. (A dead horse won't pull your wagon no matter how much you beat him.)
What are the release dates for Raising the Bar - 2008 Beating a Dead Horse 2-12?
Raising the Bar - 2008 Beating a Dead Horse 2-12 was released on: USA: 24 August 2009 Finland: 19 February 2012 Japan: 8 September 2012
What is the relationship between the two words in the analogy?
The two words in an analogy are similar to each other. For example, complaining about the same problem is like beating a dead horse.
What does the idiomatic expression still riding a deadhorse mean?
Usually "flogging a dead horse" imagine you are beating the horse trying to get it to move even though it is dead. It means that you are trying to do something that cannot be done.
What is Chasing the cat tail?
Going around in circles, beating a dead horse. An expression regarding a repetitive useless behavior.
When was Beating Dead Horses created?
Beating Dead Horses was created on 2011-05-10.
What good is the grass if the horse is dead?
No good with a dead horse.
When was The Horse Is Dead created?
The Horse Is Dead was created in 1996.
