"flog a dead horse" 怎么发音
expression
FLAHG uh DED HORSS
FLOG uh DED HAWS
释义
To waste time or effort on something that has no chance of succeeding or is already finished.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈfɫɑɡ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdɛd/ /ˈhɔɹs
英式英语
flˈɒɡ/ /æɪ/ /dˈɛd/ /hˈɔːs
简化发音
美式
FLAHG uh DED HORSS
英式
FLOG uh DED HAWS
语境中听
You are flogging a dead horse by trying to change the rules now.
Stop flogging a dead horse. The decision is final.
If you keep asking, you're just flogging a dead horse.
Honestly, arguing with them is just flogging a dead horse.