flog a dead horse

Language: en

Meaning: (British,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.; (dated,nautical)To attempt to get extraworkout of a ship's crew during thedead horseperiod.

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