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English
Verb
to flog a dead horse

#dated nautical To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.
#(Not US) idiom beat a dead horse

Category:Horses

Translations

German: seine Zeit verschwenden, sich vergeblich bemühen
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• 2007-10-02 17:47 - Jakeybean - /* Verb */

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