: an exhausted or profitless topic or issue—usually used in the phrases beat a dead horse and flog a dead horse
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebIn other words, stop trying to beat a dead horse with certain people, jobs, or groups that are simply a wasteland for your bright light. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 On the screen to the top right corner, a dead horse lies on a desecrated field. Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021 In other words, stop trying to beat a dead horse with certain people, jobs, or groups that are simply a wasteland for your bright light. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2022 And writing about that week after week after week is monotonous and beating a dead horse. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 Months after the stallion Laoban drew his last breath, thoroughbred owner Jerry Jamgotchian made a series of seven-figure offers for a stake in the dead horse. Tim Sullivan, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022 At the risk of beating a dead horse, Medina Spirit still matters. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2022 Writing on it again feels a little bit like beating a dead horse. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021 At risk of beating a dead horse, Castellanos is almost too perfect a fit for the Sox in right field. Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 See More