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Beat a dead horse

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Britney

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The act of pushing onward when a decision has already been made and will not change.
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Tanya Shivari

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the beating refers to the overusing of the dead horse. Said horse is a metaphor for a joke, and the fact that its no longer living implies that its no longer funny
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