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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Beat a dead horse

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Beat a dead horse
1). Show extreme level of cruelty especially to animals.
2). Exploit someone to the point of killing him/her.
3). To uselessly dwell on a subject far beyond its p oint of resolution.
4). To continue playing a game knowing very well that you are going to lose.


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option 3 is the right one

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Answered by on | Votes 17 | | Last Updated: 2021-08-12 12:36:48

Beat the dead horse- TO do something that is useless. 

eg - after failing to qualify in the entrance test , my relatives think that i am just beating a dead horse and nothing.




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