dead horse
noun
1.
something that has ceased to be useful or relevant.
Idioms
2.
beat
/
flog a dead horse,
to persist in pursuing or trying to revive interest in a project or subject that has lost its usefulness or relevance.
Origin
1820-30,
Americanism
Examples from the web for
dead horse
In the illustration here they're feeding on a
dead horse
.
It is time to stop playing on the public's fears and quit flogging the
dead horse
.
Don't mean to kick a
dead horse
, but it seems it will help clarify points.
Objectively it should be a
dead horse
when it still can't produce positive results.
But it takes lots more that that to revive a
dead horse
.
The violent feel they can keep beating a
dead horse
in order to make the ends justify the means.
Perhaps this has been jumped on because it is absurdly moronic for a public figure to beat that
dead horse
of a joke, repeatedly.
As much as you try to beat this polygamous
dead horse
of yours, these fears still remain unfounded.
Sound was average at best which everyone has covered so won't beat a
dead horse
.
Slang definitions & phrases for
dead horse
dead horse
Related Terms
beat a dead horse
,
flog a dead horse
Idioms and Phrases with
dead horse
dead horse
see:
beat a dead horse