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Continuing to flog a dead pony won't improve the project's results, so let's stop and reallocate our resources.
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Continuing to flog a dead pony won't improve the project's results, so let's stop and reallocate our resources.
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flog a dead pony
Verb
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Japanese Meaning
改善の見込みがない物事に無駄な努力をすること、または取り戻しのつかないものに執着してさらに労力を注ぐこと。 / 既に手遅れである事態や解決済みの問題に対し、余計な労力を費やす試みを意味する。
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