that is flogging a dead horse

that is flogging a dead horse
{{that is flogging a dead horse}}
isso é malhar em ferro frio.

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  • Beating a dead horse — is an idiom that means a particular request or line of conversation is already foreclosed or otherwise resolved, and any attempt to continue it is futile. In British English and Australian English, the phrase is usually expressed as flogging a… …   Wikipedia

  • flog a dead horse —    To say that someone is flogging a dead horse means that they are wasting time and effort trying to do or achieve something that is not possible.     Mark is flogging a dead horse trying to get his money reimbursed.     The company has gone… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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