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To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, idiomatic
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To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: nautical, transport
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Estonian:
surnud hobust peksta
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Estonian:
tühja tööd tegema
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Estonian:
viljatut ideed uuesti üles võtma
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Finnish:
piiskata kuollutta hevosta
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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German:
auf etwas herumreiten
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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German:
seine Zeit verschwenden
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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German:
sich vergeblich bemühen
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Hungarian:
vesztegeti az idejét
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Hungarian:
mint halottnak a csók
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Hungarian:
falra hányt borsó
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Hungarian:
feleslegesen igyekszik/erőlteti
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Hungarian:
lezárt témán lovagol
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Italian:
sprecare tempo
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Italian:
è fatica sprecata
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Italian:
è una battaglia persa
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Kikuyu:
kũhũra maaĩ na ndĩrĩ
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Malay:
mencari jejak dalam air
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Polish:
but see robić coś na próżno
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Polish:
zrobić coś na próżno
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Portuguese:
chutar cachorro morto
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Portuguese:
chover no molhado
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Scottish Gaelic:
a' marbhadh coin mhairbh
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Spanish:
machacar en hierro frío
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Sundanese:
mapatahan ngojay ka meri
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Turkish:
havanda su dövmek
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
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Turkish:
boşa kürek çekmek
— to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more
