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dead horse

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dead horse

–noun
1. something that has ceased to be useful or relevant.
2. beat or 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
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dead horse

see beat a dead horse.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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