
Flog something to death
Overuse Warning
Use the phrase sparingly to avoid sounding repetitive or boring your audience.
After the fifth meeting about efficiency, he began to flog the topic to death.
Negative Tone
This phrase often implies frustration or annoyance with how much a subject is repeated.
She flogged her argument to death, and we were all irritated by the end.
Conversation Shift
Suggest changing the subject if someone is flogging a point to death, to keep conversations fresh.
Can we talk about something new? You've flogged that rumor to death.