dead horse
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Just saying it once feels like I’m beating a dead horse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
“I think you would like to have those players playing in an ideal world, but I feel like we’re sort of beating a dead horse in this media room a little bit,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
The dead horse was found by a citizen in Hempstead, about 50 miles northwest of Houston, at around 8:30 a.m.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
But it relies on shifting the focus from beating the dead horse of individual responsibility to setting up Americans for success by designing their environment for health.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2023
Hooded crows feasted on the innards of a dead horse in front of an overturned wagon.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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