beat (something) to death
beat (something) to death
To linger over or discuss something so long and to such a tedious and laborious extent that the subject is no longer of any interest or relevance. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I think we should move on to another topic before we beat this one to death. The film's rhetorical message has been beaten to death by everyone you talk to.
See also: beat, death
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- flog (something) to death
- flog something to death
- flog to death
- make heavy going of (something)
- make heavy weather
- make heavy weather of
- make heavy weather of (something)
- make heavy weather of something
- make heavy weather of something/of doing something
- pull teeth