flog a dead pony | Idiomator

Meaning: (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.Synonyms:beat a dead horse,flog a dead horse1994August 17, Lois-ellin Datta,A Matter of Consensus (Working Paper),Washington:US Dept. of Education,→OCLC,ERIC ED379290,page15:[…]much greater impact on actual practice when the topic wasn'tflogging a dead pony(advocating a change already wide-spread)[…]2005, Sharron McClellan,The Midas Trap, New York:Silhouette Bombshell,→ISBN,page23:Now was not the time to lose her temper. He was baiting her, and going over the Brazil incident was likeflogging a dead pony. She was tired and the pony was past caring.For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:flog a dead pony.

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