flog a dead horse
死马当活马医,鞭尸,死马当活马医吧,拍死马屁
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Definitions
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plural hors·es, horse.
- : a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- : a fully mature male animal of this type; stallion.
- : any of several perissodactyls belonging to the family Equidae, including the horse, zebra, donkey, and ass, having a thick, flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck and bearing the weight on only one functioning digit, the third, which is widened into a round or spade-shaped hoof.
- : something on which a person rides, sits, or exercises, as if astride the back of such an animal: rocking horse.
- : Also called trestle. a frame, block, etc., with legs, on which something is mounted or supported.
- : Gymnastics. vaulting horse. pommel horse.
- : Carpentry. carriage.
- : soldiers serving on horseback; cavalry: a thousand horse.
- : Slang. a man; fellow.
- : Often horses. Informal. horsepower.
- : horses, Slang. the power or capacity to accomplish something, as by having enough money, personnel, or expertise: Our small company doesn't have the horses to compete against a giant corporation.
Phrases
- horse around
- horse of a different color, a
- horse sense
- horse trading
- back the wrong horse
- beat a dead horse
- cart before the horse
- change horses in midstream
- charley horse
- dark horse
- eat like a bird (horse)
- from the horse's mouth
- hold one's horses
- if wishes were horses
- look a gift horse in the mouth
- on one's high horse
- war horse
- wild horses couldn't drag
- work like a beaver (horse)
- you can lead a horse to water
Synonyms & Antonyms
Where does the word horse come from?
A horse is a horse, of course, of course. And that’s basically true, etymologically speaking, too.Horse comes from the Old English hors. The word has many cousins in Germanic languages, and might come from an ancient root meaning “to run.” If that’s the case—then of course!At the same time, that Old English hors has no relation to hors d’oeuvre, French for “outside the main course.”And the word hoarse, meaning “having harsh or husky sound,” is a homonym of horse. While the words sound the same and are nearly spelled the same, they have different histories. Now that you know how horses got their name, why not find out how some of our other most beloved pets got theirs in the slideshow: “Where Do The Words For Our Pets Come From?”
Examples
The bill also includes apparent safety measures that I consider Trojan horses because they would allow the government to surveil users.
I found that the press was usually more interested in drama among Democrats, the kind of blow-by-blow, the horse race.
Of course, Main Street investors, for the most part, can’t afford to throw down millions of dollars for a race horse, classic car, or art piece.
In 1984, a prize horse owned by the president of Deston Fearing, a Minnesota-based animal identification company, was stolen.
Dark-horse candidates include current foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi and defense minister Taro Kono.
I mean, the reality of it was, I had to go out and get on a horse, and ride in, shoot the gun — how hard was that, right?
The poet apparently collapsed in the street upon his departure from “The Horse” and died not long after.
The Horse You Came in On Saloon, Baltimore Horse-themed bars must be bad luck for famous authors.
That tweet came from Shay Horse, whose bio lists him as an independent photojournalist with ties to Occupy Wall Street.
And the budget provides $697,000 to the “Horse Protection Act of 1970.”
At the mention of the Merrill Horse, Poindexter's countenance took on a demoniac expression.
But you are mistaken in thinking the force west consists of the entire Merrill Horse.
It was at this parliament that the famous acts against horse racing and deceitful gaming were passed.
Four years ago Hetton's horse had been first favourite, but it was ignominiously beaten.