beat a dead horse

To keep talking about or trying to fix something that can't be changed.

"We've already made the decision — there's no point beating a dead horse."

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Kurtis Conner · 35:41

Beat a dead horse if you have to.

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For example, when you say: "beat a dead horse",

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Myron Golden · 46:01

I'm not I'm not going to beat a dead horse.

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to like beat a dead horse if you watched us last night,

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Jubilee · 77:38

I mean, we can beat a dead horse with the with the closed border.

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