beat a dead horse

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beat a dead horse

to waste time doing something that has already been attempted Do you think it's worth sending my manuscript to other publishers or I am just beating a dead horse?

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Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa told ABC television news that he had not asked about those remarks on Tuesday "because so many other people asked about it and how many times can you beat a dead horse to death. Calm Sotomayor cautious on abortion issue by AFP / AFP American Edition com/2008/02/26/home-price-plunge-accelerates/ Not to beat a dead horse but there are quite a few negatives in the news such as the money being spent in IRAQ, the declining dollar vs. Reia Woes or ?Steady as She Goes?? by John Maker / Real estate industry community Not to beat a dead horse, but what makes this alright in our minds and emotions. Weight Loss Lose the Guilt to Lose Weight by Scott Soloff / Food/cooking/nutrition community			bear bear a grudge bear a resemblance to bear arms bear cross bear down bear fruit bear in mind bear in mind that bear off bear on bear out bear testimony to bear the brunt bear the brunt of bear up bear watching bear with bear witness to beard beard in den beard the lion in his den bearing beast beat beat a dead horse beat a path to door beat a retreat beat about the bush beat against beat around the bush beat at beat back beat brains out beat breast beat down beat down on beat down to size beat gums beat head against the wall beat hollow beat into beat it Beat it! beat off beat on beat oneself up beat out beat swords into ploughshares beat the bushes beat the clock			beastliness Beastlord beastly beastly Beastmaster beastoid Beasts Beasts Beasts beasts of burden beasts of burden beasts of prey beasts of the Apocalypse BEASY beat beat beat beat beat beat beat Beat (acoustics) Beat (album) Beat (album) Beat (album) Beat (album) beat (one's) brains (out) beat (one's) brains (out) beat (one's) brains (out) beat (one's) brains (out) beat a dead horse beat a hasty retreat beat a hasty retreat beat a hasty retreat beat a hasty retreat beat a path to door beat a path to door beat a path to door beat a path to door beat a path to door beat a retreat beat a retreat beat a retreat beat a retreat beat a retreat beat about Beat about the Bush beat against beat against beat against beat against beat against beat all beat all beat all beat all Beat All to Stuff beat around the bush beat around the bush beat around the bush beat at

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