flog a dead pony

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  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. idiomatic
    — […] much greater impact on actual practice when the topic wasn't flogging a dead pony (advocating a change already wide-spread) […]

词形变化

flogs a dead pony present,singular,third-person flogging a dead pony participle,present flogged a dead pony participle,past flogged a dead pony past
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