Beat a dead horse Meaning in English
expression
التعريف
To keep discussing or trying to change something that has already been decided or cannot be changed, wasting time and energy.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
An informal idiom mostly used to describe pointless efforts or repeated arguments. Commonly in the negative: 'Let's not beat a dead horse.' Similar phrases exist in other languages. Not used for physical situations, only ideas or discussions.
جمل نموذجية
There's no need to beat a dead horse; we've already made our decision.
basic
Stop beating a dead horse and move on to something else.
basic
If you keep bringing this up, you're just beating a dead horse.
basic
We've talked about this enough—let's not beat a dead horse anymore.
natural
Honestly, complaining about it is just beating a dead horse at this point.
natural
I know you want things to change, but don't beat a dead horse—it's out of our hands.
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