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flog a dead horse

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. 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
  2. To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.
    dated

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CEFR level

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

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