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dead horse

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
dead horse n	figurative ([sth] no longer relevant)	asunto terminado nm + adj
	(AR, coloquial)	pasado pisado loc nom m
	There is no point in raising the issue of pay at the staff meeting again; it's a dead horse.
	No tiene sentido volver a tocar el tema del pago en la reunión de personal, es un asunto terminado.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
beat a dead horse, flog a dead horse v expr	figurative (pursue a hopeless cause)	machacar en hierro frío loc verb
		perder el tiempo loc verb
		esforzarse en vano v prnl + loc adv
	I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse.
	Traté de convencerlo de que nos acompañara, pero sentí que estaba machacando en hierro frío.

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