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Definition of beat a dead horse
beat a dead horse
verb
- to bring up a subject that was resolved (or should have been resolved) long ago.
- See more words with the same meaning: to annoy, interfere, intrude.
Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'to annoy, interfere, intrude': | |
| Definitions include: something hard to find. | |
| Definitions include: an unattractive female or one with a bad reputation. | |
| Definitions include: to really annoy or upset. | |
| Definitions include: to interfere with a female's attempt to talk to a male or engaging him sexually. | |
| Definitions include: See third wheel. | |
| Definitions include: to annoy. | |
| Definitions include: in one's personal space. | |
| Definitions include: to pester or annoy. | |
| Definitions include: to be great, exciting, or fun. | |
| Definitions include: an annoying person, especially one making unwanted sexual advances. | |
| Definitions include: a friend. | |
| Definitions include: to affect or bother someone. | |
| Definitions include: to ruin a person's positive mood; "harsh (one's) mellow". | |
| Definitions include: pestering multiple people. | |
| Definitions include: also a diminutive form of aggro. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
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Other terms relating to 'a': | |
| Definitions include: amphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: excessive. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat". | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: to play around. | |
| Definitions include: very common. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
Other terms relating to 'beat': | |
| Definitions include: a disappointing event. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "Biggest Beating Ever," which can refer to "beating" as in a severe physical attack, or a severe defeat e.g. in a competitive sport. | |
| Definitions include: lacking excitement or people; "boring". | |
| Definitions include: to be vastly superior. | |
| Definitions include: to delay in getting to the point. | |
| Definitions include: to engage in doggy-style sex. | |
| Definitions include: to leave quickly; "haul ass". | |
| Definitions include: a fight or severe beating. | |
| Definitions include: unattractive or undesirable. | |
| Definitions include: to hurry, hustle, esp. when departing. | |
| Definitions include: to physically beat someone causing extensive injury. | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: for a male to have sexual intercourse. | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: to beat a person. | |
Other terms relating to 'dead': | |
| Definitions include: be in serious trouble. | |
| Definitions include: unintelligent, unwise, inefficient, etc. | |
| Definitions include: to deliberately ignore someone when you meet them. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "drop dead gorgeous". | |
| Definitions include: to consume or use up. | |
| Definitions include: silence on the radio. | |
| Definitions include: "serious"; "not lying". | |
| Definitions include: without money | |
| Definitions include: extremely drunk - passed out or near to passing out. | |
| Definitions include: extremely tired. | |
| Definitions include: of an activity, an insurmountable obstacle. | |
| Definitions include: a person who simply lays there during sex, without responding. | |
| Definitions include: dead people or persons. | |
| Definitions include: accurate; "dead on". | |
| Definitions include: money. | |
Other terms relating to 'horse': | |
| Definitions include: a cramp of the leg. | |
| Definitions include: usually "dark horse candidate." | |
| Definitions include: when eating, to often eat a lot. | |
| Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past. | |
| Definitions include: a position of arrogance. | |
| Definitions include: to make one's future success dependent on something. | |
| Definitions include: to wait patiently. | |
| Definitions include: heroin. | |
| Definitions include: to play around. | |
| Definitions include: a big lie, exaggeration, or a lot of nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: a formulaic "western" (that is - a story about the American West.) | |
| Definitions include: idiot; "jackass". | |
| Definitions include: nonsense | |
| Definitions include: horse's ass. | |
| Definitions include: to have a large penis. | |
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