flog to death

flog (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. I think we should move on to another topic before we flog this one to death. The film's rhetorical message has been flogged to death by everyone you talk to.
See also: death, flog
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

flog someone to death

Lit. to beat someone to death with a whip. In the movie, the captain ordered the first mate to flog the sailor to death.
See also: death, flog

flog something to death

Fig. to dwell on something so much that it no longer has any interest. Stop talking about this! You've flogged it to death. Walter almost flogged the whole matter to death before we stopped him.
See also: death, flog
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • beat (something) to death
  • flog (something) to death
  • flog something 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
References in periodicals archive
And, as far as I can tell, it is merely a cash-cow that Nintendo wishes to flog to death.
books: Nintendo still flogging a dead Pokemon; games Pokemon Battle Revolution (Nintendo, Wii)
The Welsh have got their own celebrity culture too, which, aided and abetted by the media, they flog to death at every available opportunity whether it be forever invoking the name of Sir Anthony Hopkins, learning yet more about Catherine Zeta Jones's baby or visiting Sian Lloyd's kitchen where, she told us last week, she has yet to cook a proper meal.
Celebrity culture leaves me pining for some Celtic values
It appears, therefore, we have to grin and bear this trend to rehash and flog to death.
The Unlikely Lads; Surely Ant and Dec should put their talents into new ventures, instead of joining the rehash bandwagon, says Chief Feature Writer Paul Groves