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Flog something to death

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LampPro Tip 1/3
Overuse WarningPlay
Use the phrase sparingly to avoid sounding repetitive or boring your audience. SlideAfter the fifth meeting about efficiency, he began to flog the topic to death.
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Negative TonePlay
This phrase often implies frustration or annoyance with how much a subject is repeated. SlideShe flogged her argument to death, and we were all irritated by the end.
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Conversation ShiftPlay
Suggest changing the subject if someone is flogging a point to death, to keep conversations fresh. SlideCan we talk about something new? You've flogged that rumor to death.