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flog obj PUNISHHflBg, $flB:gv [T]-gg- to beat very hard with a whip or a stick, as a punishment鞭笞Soldiers used to be flogged for disobedience.过去士兵经常因违反军令而被鞭笞责罚。(infml) I keep trying to get Bob to come dancing with us, but it's just flogging a dead horse (=wasted effort)because he says he hates dancing.我一直设法让鲍勃来和我们一起跳舞，但那就像是鞭打死马一样毫无效果，因为他说他讨厌跳舞。(infml) There's no point in flogging yourself to death / into the ground like that (=working so hard and making yourself so tired).你绝对没有必要那么样劳累自己。(infml) That idea has been absolutely flogged to death (=has been repeated so often that it is no longer interesting).那个主意绝对是老生常谈了。
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