flogging a dead horse __________?
Correct answer: D. Wasting time in useless effort
- A. Repeating our request
- B. Making him see reason.
- C. Beating about the bush.
- D. Wasting time in useless effort
Explanation
Flogging a dead horse means wasting effort on something that can no longer succeed or change. The image is of repeatedly beating something already lifeless.
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