beat a dead horse

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English - Turkish
(deyim) Boşa kürek çekmek, boşa çabalamak
English - English
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason

After having shown us three hours of instructional and safety videos, the inspector was simply beating a dead horse by telling us to buckle up as we got into the van.

(deyim) Waste time on something that is a lost cause or likely to be unproductive, flog a dead horse [Brit]
(Slang) continue to deal with an issue after it has been settled; waste time on a task that will never succeed
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