FLOG A DEAD HORSE

Meaning of FLOG A DEAD HORSE in English

see flog

Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

FLOG A DEAD HORSE — phrasal : to attempt to revive interest in a worn-out or forgotten subject
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — waste one's time and effort
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — Brit. waste energy on a lost cause or unalterable situation. → flog
Concise Oxford English vocab
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — ( BrE , informal ) to waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — see flog
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — See beat a dead horse
English Idioms vocabulary
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — зря тратить силы, решетом воду носить
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — зря тратить силы, решетом воду носить
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — ворошить прошлое You are flogging a dead horse - we are not interested in your project.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — 1. ворошить прошлое; 2. стегать дохлую лошадь; носить воду решетом; заниматься бесполезным делом
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — ворошить прошлое; стегать дохлую лошадь; заниматься бесполезным делом
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
FLOG A DEAD HORSE — ворошить прошлое You are flogging a dead horse - we are not interested in your project.
English Russian slang dictionary
FLOG — flagellar (-ation), knutar, castigar
English interlingue dictionary
HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLOG — I. ˈfläg also ˈflȯg verb ( flogged ; flogged ; flogging ; flogs ) Etymology: perhaps modification of Latin flagellare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAD — I. ˈded adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English deed, from Old English dēad; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORSE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLOG — — floggable , adj. — flogger , n. /flog, flawg/ , v.t., flogged, flogging . 1. to beat with a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAD — — deadness , n. /ded/ , adj., deader, deadest , n. , adv. adj. 1. no longer living; deprived of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORSE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEAD — I. ˈded adjective Etymology: Middle English deed, from Old English dēad; akin to Old Norse dauthr dead, deyja to die, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORSE — noun ·see footrope, ·adj. 2. horse ·vi to get on horseback. 3. horse ·adj a breastband for a leadsman. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DEAD — adj bringing death; deadly. 2. dead ·adj destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter. 3. dead ·noun one who is …
Webster English vocab
HORSE
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLOG — [flog] vb flogged ; flog.ging [perh. modif. of L flagellare to whip--more at flagellate] vt (ca. 1676) 1 a: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEAD — [dead] adj [ME deed, fr. OE dead; akin to ON dauthr dead, deyja to die, OHG tot dead--more at die] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLOG — flog BrE AmE flɒɡ AmE flɑːɡ ▷ flogged flɒɡd AmE flɑːɡd ▷ flogging/s ˈflɒɡ ɪŋ/z AmE ˈflɑːɡ ɪŋ/z ▷ flogs …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEAD — dead BrE AmE ded ▷ deader ˈded ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ deadest ˈded ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOG — / flɒg; NAmE flɑːg; flɔːg/ verb ( -gg- ) 1. [ vn ] [ often passive ] to punish sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAD — / ded; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective NOT ALIVE 1. no longer alive : My mother's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — I. horse 1 S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hors ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLOG — flog /flɒɡ $ flɑːɡ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle flogged , present participle flogging ) [transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEAD — I. dead 1 S1 W1 /ded/ BrE AmE adjective [no comparative] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLOG — v. (flogged, flogging) 1 tr. a beat with a whip, stick, etc. (as a punishment or to urge on). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORSE — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLOG — v. (flogged, flogging) 1 tr. a beat with a whip, stick, etc. (as a punishment or to urge on). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Oxford English vocab
FLOG — v. (flogged, flogging) 1. tr. a beat with a whip, stick, etc. (as a punishment or to urge on). b …
Oxford English vocab
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Oxford English vocab
HORSE — ( horses) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A horse is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOG — ( flogs, flogging, flogged) 1. If someone tries to flog something, they try to sell it. ( BRIT INFORMAL ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAD — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A person, animal, or plant that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOG — (~s, ~ging, ~ged) 1. If someone tries to ~ something, they try to sell it. (BRIT INFORMAL) They are trying …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HORSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a horse/boat/bike etc race ▪ It’s legal to gamble on horse races. charley horse …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLOG — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN death ▪ The beheading of murderers, the flogging and stoning to death of adulterers, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEAD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEAD — (COMPLETE) [adjective] [before noun], [adverb] [not gradable] - complete(ly)The braking system enables the car to come from 100 km an …
Cambridge English vocab
HORSE — n. American Saddle Horse Arabian horse Crazy Horse cutting horse horse racing horse chestnut family pommel horse side horse Przewalski's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE — n. Equine species ( Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Slang English vocab
FLOG — To beat or to harm Example: I'm gonna flog you one for lying to me!
Slang English vocab
FLOG — TO FLOG. To whip.
Slang English vocab
FLOG — See ↑ SELL 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ whip/flog
Longman Activator English vocab
DEAD — INDEX: 1. no longer alive RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ ALIVE body of a dead person : ↑ BODY see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
HORSE — n. 25B6; noun MOUNT, charger, cob, nag, hack; pony, foal, yearling, colt, stallion, gelding, mare, filly; N. Amer. bronco; Austral./NZ …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEAD — n. 25B6; adjective my parents are dead : PASSED ON/AWAY, expired, departed, gone, no more; late, lost, lamented; perished, fallen, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEAD — adj. 1 deceased, defunct, extinct, gone, departed, late, lifeless, no more, Colloq done for, Slang Brit gone for a burton …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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