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flogged a dead pony

flogged a dead pony is the simple past and past participle of flog a dead pony.

Meaning of flog a dead pony

Verb

flog a dead pony (third-person singular simple present flogs a dead pony, present participle flogging a dead pony, simple past and past participle flogged a dead pony)

  1. (idiomatic) To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.
    • […] much greater impact on actual practice when the topic wasn't flogging a dead pony (advocating a change already wide-spread) […]1994 August 17, Lois-ellin Datta, A Matter of Consensus (Working Paper), Washington: US Dept. of Education, →OCLC, ERIC ED379290, page 15

Questions about flogged a dead pony

What is flogged a dead pony the simple past and past participle of?
Flogged a dead pony is the simple past and past participle of flog a dead pony.

Words near flogged a dead pony in the dictionary

  1. flog-bottomist
  2. flog-bottomists
  3. floggable
  4. flogged
  5. flogged a dead horse
  6. flogged a dead pony
  7. flogged someone round the fleet
  8. flogged the bishop
  9. flogged the clock
  10. flogged the dolphin
  11. flogged the log

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