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flogs a dead pony

flogs a dead pony is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 flogs a dead pony

What is flogs a dead pony the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flogs a dead pony is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flog a dead pony.

Words near flogs a dead pony in the dictionary

  1. flogheras
  2. floging
  3. Flogny-la-Chapelle
  4. flogs
  5. flogs a dead horse
  6. flogs a dead pony
  7. flogs someone round the fleet
  8. flogs the bishop
  9. flogs the clock
  10. flogs the dolphin
  11. flogs the log

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