Flog a dead horse – Meaning in Hindi, Example

Flog a dead horseIdioms Related to Animals · Horse

Meaning: To waste one’s efforts

Hindi meaning: बेकार में प्रयास करना

Example: You are flogging a dead horse trying to persuade him to come to USA with you – he doesn’t like going abroad.

More idioms: Horse

From the horse’s mouth — From a reliable source

A dark horse — A hidden genious

To put a cart before the horse — To do things in wrong order

A stalking horse — Pretence

To close (shut) the stable door after the horse has bolted — To try to fix something after the problem has occurred. (घोड़े के बोल्ट के बाद स्थिर दरवाजे को बंद (बंद) करना)

To say you could eat a horse — To be very hungry.

To eat like a horse — To eat a lot.

To look a gift horse in the mouth — To mistrust or complain about something you are offered or given for free.