Beating A Dead Horse

Beating A Dead Horse
You are beating a dead horse when you insist on talking about something that cannot be changed. Example: \”I\’d like to talk with you again about what happened.\” Reply: \”Oh, come on. Let\’s not beat a dead horse.\”

Beating a dead horse is an action that has no purpose, because no matter how hard or how long you beat a dead horse, it is not going to get up and run. Example: \”Let\’s not talk about it any more. Okay?\” Reply: \”You\’re right. We\’re just beating a dead horse.\”

To repeatedly bring up a particular topic with no chance of affecting the outcome is beating a dead horse. Example: \”Dad, are you sure we can\’t get a new computer for the upstairs?\” Reply: \”Son, we talked about this and the decision was \’no\’. You are beating a dead horse.\”