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Vocabulary

Hate to beat a dead horse

Hi there
what's the meaning of that expression?(hate to beat a dead horse)
Are there any other expressions that have the same meaning?
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The idiom is 'to flog a dead horse' and you need to use the word 'flog' not beat. Idiomatic metaphors like these need their specific words to make sense. It means that you are doing something that is wasting your time, cannot have a good result, a pointless excercise.

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  • The idiom is 'to flog a dead horse' and you need to use the word 'flog' not beat.
  • Idiomatic metaphors like these need their specific words to make sense.
  • It means that you are doing something that is wasting your time, cannot have a good result, a pointless excercise.
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The idiom is 'to flog a dead horse' and you need to use the word 'flog' not beat. Idiomatic metaphors like these need their specific words to make sense.

It means that you are doing something that is wasting your time, cannot have a good result, a pointless excercise.
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Actually, in the United States the expression is indeed 'to beat a dead horse', but the meaning is the same. Essentially, just like beating or flogging a dead horse, your efforts will get you nowhere.
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