| 单词 | to work for a dead horse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto work (etc.) for a dead horse to work (etc.) for a dead horse (also to work the dead horse): to do work which has been paid for in advance, and so brings no further profit: cf. sense 14 and horseflesh n. 3b to flog (also to mount on) a dead horse: to attempt to revive a feeling or interest which has died out; to engage in fruitless effort.extracted from horsen.< as lemmas |
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