English-Finnish translations for beat a dead horse

Definition of beat a dead horse

• To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason

Examples

• 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.

Related words

• beat a retreat
• beat a man who is down
• it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
• beat to a pulp
• beat one's head against a stone wall
• march to the beat of a different drum
• march to the beat of a different drummer
• march to the beat of a different drumm