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Default Re: proverb translation

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Originally Posted by hela
What's the meaning of this proverb, please ?

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Hela
Well, if the horse is dead, there's no sense in kicking it with your spurs or beating it with your wip to get it to go. In other words, beating/flogging a dead horse is a lost cause.
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