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flog

Pronunciation: /flɒg/

Definition of flog

[with object]

1beat (someone) with a whip or stick as a punishment:the men had been flogged and branded on the forehead (as noun flogging)public floggings
informal promote or talk about (something) repetitively or at excessive length:the issue has been flogged to death already

2British informal sell or offer for sale:he made a fortune flogging beads to hippies

3 [no object, with adverbial of direction] British informal make one’s way with strenuous effort:by 10 pm we had flogged up the slopes to Grey Crag

[in singular] British informal

Phrases

flog a dead horse: British waste energy on a lost cause or unalterable situation.

late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps imitative, or from Latin flagellare 'to whip', from flagellum 'whip'

Definition of flog in the US English dictionary

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