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Gabriel · 03-06-2008, 03:50 PM

Quick question guys:

What is the exact meaning of "beating a dead horse"? I used to think (merely from having deducted it myself... or at least thinking I had) that it was something similar to "talking to the wall", but a couple of days ago I was watching a movie at home and stated to think I was way offfff... The translator turned it into Spanish as somethink like "despertar a los muertos" or something like that. When I thought of the Guns N' Roses song I started to see what it could mean, but I can't get the precise meaning...

03-06-2008, 03:50 PM	#1
Gabriel Contributing User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 196 Rep Power: 87	Beating a dead horse Quick question guys: What is the exact meaning of "beating a dead horse"? I used to think (merely from having deducted it myself... or at least thinking I had) that it was something similar to "talking to the wall", but a couple of days ago I was watching a movie at home and stated to think I was way offfff... The translator turned it into Spanish as somethink like "despertar a los muertos" or something like that. When I thought of the Guns N' Roses song I started to see what it could mean, but I can't get the precise meaning...