dead horse

1. (dated, uncountable, usually)The period of work on board ship for which the seamen have been paid in advance (usually a month's wages), the end of this term being celebrated by parading a straw horse about the decks.

2. (Australia, slang, uncountable, usually)Tomato sauce.

1. Stop beating a dead horse.

   Припини марнувати час. — deniko

   ruНе трать время попусту. — odexed

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2. You're flogging a dead horse.

   Ви даремно стараєтеся. — deniko

   ruВы напрасно тратите время. — marafon

   deDu reitest ein totes Pferd. — Tamy

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3. If you think you're riding a dead horse, get off!

   deWenn du denkst, dass du ein totes Pferd reitest, steige ab! — Esperantostern

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4. You're beating a dead horse.

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5. I won't flog a dead horse.

   deIch werde kein totes Pferd verprügeln. — GuidoW

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