英语词组flog a dead horse是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	flog a dead horse
释义	●ˌflog a dead ˈhorse (BrE, informal) waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible 鞭策死马；做无用功；白费精力◆Pam’s flogging a dead horse trying to organize the theatre trip. It’s quite obvious that nobody’s interested.帕姆想组织剧团巡回演出，无疑是白费心机。很明显没有人感兴趣。 NOTE If an animal or a person is flogged, it is/they are hit many times with a whip or a stick, usually as a punishment. * flog 指用鞭子或棍子抽打某人或动物，以示惩罚。
随便看	the ins and outs of sth -their-name their paths cross the jaws of death defeat etc. the jet set the jewel in the crown the joker in the pack the joke’s on sb the jury are out the jury are still out on sth the jury is/are (still) out (on sth) the jury is out the jury is still out on sth the King’s English the King’s/Queen’s English the kiss of death the kiss of life the knives are out the knives are out (for sb) the knives are out for sb the land of milk and honey the last gasp the last I heard the last lap the last to do sth

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