flog a dead horse

Verb

Britain idiomatic dated

(Britain, idiomatic) To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.

Japanese Meaning

既に結果が出ない、または終わった物事に、無駄な労力や努力を注ぐこと / 手遅れな状況や決着がついた事柄に、無意味にエネルギーをかける行動

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To flog a dead horse by reopening the debate on the policy would only waste our time.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その政策について議論を再開して、もう何も得られないものからさらに何かを得ようとするのは、ただ時間の無駄です。

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Sense（1）

(Britain, idiomatic) To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.

Sense（2）

(dated, nautical) To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.

flogs a dead horse

（ present singular third-person ）

flogging a dead horse

（ participle present ）

flogged a dead horse

（ participle past ）

flogged a dead horse

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