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The first known uses of this were actually worded "flogging a dead horse". The English politician John Bright used the phrase in 1859 in the House of Commons, and later in 1872 in reference to raising an issue in which Parliament seemed uninterested.
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∙ 13y agowhen you keep going on and on about a point already made, it's not worth it. No matter how hard you beat on a dead horse, it's not going to get up.
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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.
Fourth horse in red dead redemption?
beat the story mode
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 does 'to flog a dead horse' mean?
"To flog a dead horse" is the English equivalent to "to beat a dead horse", which means to do something over and over again when it is not necessary, whether it be saying something or doing something.
Its like beating a dead horse?
It means that you should stop talking about the subject because it's useless and already been talked about enough. (A dead horse won't do anything for you, no matter how many times you beat it.)
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.
When was The Horse Is Dead created?
The Horse Is Dead was created in 1996.
What good is the grass if the horse is dead?
No good with a dead horse.
What good is a grass if the horse is already dead?
No good with a dead horse.
When was Dead Horse - song - created?
Dead Horse - song - was created in 1991.
What is meaning of the cliche let's not beat a dead horse?
It means don't keep drilling in your point when it is already understood. Such as not reminding people about something constantly.
When will kate plus 8 stop trying to get her 15 of fame?
She's gonna beat that horse until it's dead ten times over.
