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beat a dead horse
白忙活
►含义:
To continue to focus on an issue or topic that is no longer of any importance or relevance.
指浪费时间做已经不再重要或者没有任何意义的事情。
►例句:
We've all moved on from that problem, so there's no use beating a dead horse.
我们已经解决了那个问题,不要再做无用功了。
►对话:
A: Don't you think you are beating a dead horse?
你不觉的你现在在白忙活吗?
B: Why, because I'm taking diet pills while never stop binge eating?
为什么啊,就因为我在吃减肥药的同时还在暴饮暴食吗?
►额外收获:
1)move on:继续前进
2)there's no use doing...:没必要做某事
3)binge eating:暴饮暴食