beat a dead horse
对已经解决了的问题或无法改变的情况再次花费时间或精力
口语·表示争论或讨论已无意义
英文释义
to waste time or effort on something that is already finished or resolved
例句
Stop beating a dead horse; we already decided to cancel the event, so there's no point arguing.
典故来源
源自19世纪美国西部,指鞭打已死的马毫无意义,比喻对已结束的事情浪费精力。