The other day, after I posted my blog I remembered this similar sounding expression:
There's no use beating a dead horse.
You might also hear someone say flogging a dead horse... have you heard this saying before? While it sounds similar to "There's no use crying over spilled milk" it has a pretty different meaning!
It means it is time to give up, if you are riding a horse and you flog it to make it run faster... once it has died from exhaustion hitting it again will not make it move~!
It comes from the idiom: to beat a dead horse. It means that something is a waste of time since the result has already been decided. If I continue doing it, it will have no result so what's the point?
A: I don't mean to beat a dead horse but you really should see Avatar.
B: I TOLD you, I hate sci-fi movies. Drop it~! You're getting on my nerves...
So do you guys understand? When you beat a dead horse you're doing something pointless, it will have no result!
Have a good week,
Phil
P.S. check out these links for more info
GoEnglish - Beat a Dead horse
Wikipedia - Flogging a dead horse
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