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- 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.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoFlogging a dead horse (alternatively beating a dead horse in some parts of the Anglophone world) is an idiom that means a particular request or line of conversation is already foreclosed or otherwise resolved, and any attempt to continue it is futile; or that to continue in any endeavour (physical, mental, etc.) is a waste of time as the outcome is already decided
It more or less means to continue doing something after a point where it would normally considered to be finished. For example, when beating horse to death, if you continued beating it after it was dead, that would be beating a dead horse.
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∙ 14y agoTo "flog a dead horse" or to "beat a dead horse" means to make a useless effort. One would whip a horse to get it to move, but that will not cause a dead horse to move, no matter how hard you whip it.
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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.
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 it mean to stop eating a dead horse?
The actual quote is "stop beating a dead horse" stop wasteing time on a pointless activity.
Another word for flogging?
flogging - beating, whipping
What is the meaning of shooting a dead horse?
"shooting a dead horse"means that you are repeatedly doing or saying something that is pointless because of the fact that the said "problem" you keep addressing has already been resolved. this is comparable to shooting a dead horse because if the horse is already dead, shooting it again isn't going to make it any more dead. Plus that would be a tremendous waste of bullets...
When was Flogging a Dead Horse created?
Flogging a Dead Horse was created on 1980-02-08.
Why doesn't Hilary quit flogging a dead horse?
Out of desperation to win.
What does a dead horse matter mean?
I think this may be more of a literary question than a horse one... I believe it refers to "flogging a dead horse" which it a way of saying you are trying to get get results when the issue has been resolved or dropped.
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.
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 is the phobia name for fear of flogging a horse to death?
'Flogging a horse to death' means being obsessed with something. It is not a phobia.
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 '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.
Where did beat a dead horse come from?
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.
What does the proverb when the horse is dead get off mean?
"When the horse is dead, get off" means you should not waste time on things that are not worth it. If the horse is dead, you can't ride it any more.
What does flogging mean in Tudor times?
smelly fish
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.
