Meaning of flog a dead horse | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.
British, idiomatic
To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.
dated

Deutsch auf etwas herumreiten seine Zeit verschwenden sich vergeblich bemühen

Español machacar en hierro frío

Suomi piiskata kuollutta hevosta

Italiano è fatica sprecata è una battaglia persa sprecare tempo

Português chover no molhado chutar cachorro morto

Türkçe havanda su dövmek

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.