beat a dead horse

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason. idiomatic
    — After having shown us three hours of instructional and safety videos, the inspector was simply beating a dead horse by telling us to buckle up as we got into the van.

词形变化

beats a dead horse present,singular,third-person beating a dead horse participle,present beat a dead horse past beaten a dead horse participle,past beat a dead horse colloquial,participle,past flog a dead horse alternative
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