beating a dead horse

Synonyms

blind alley lost cause waste of time blind gut

Antonyms

gain driving completion coup baby achievement
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Examples

I'd call him a sadistic, hippophilic necrophile, but that would be beating a dead horse. Woody Allen

It's kind of beating a dead horse if you're talking about going out and saying wrestling's fake, or this or that. People don't want to hear that. They want to hear, they wanted to find an inside story. Owen Hart

Words in the phrase

beating a dead horse

Close letter words and terms

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