Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
flog-a-dead-horse
idiomatic expression
/flɒɡ ə dɛd hɔːs/
Definition
To waste effort on something that has no chance of success.
Examples
- Arguing about the old policy is just flogging a dead horse; we need to move forward.
- She realized that trying to convince him was like flogging a dead horse.
- Flogging a dead horse won’t help us solve our current issues.
Meaning
This phrase refers to continuing to pursue a lost cause or to insist on a point that has already been decided without hope of any change.
Synonyms
- beats a dead horse
- waste time
- pursue a lost cause
