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4 +2 | Beat a dead horse |
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4 | rehash |
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4 | Bring it up; bring up the old subject |
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4 | Harp on the old tune |
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3 | dwelling on the past |
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Beat a dead horse Explanation: Or "flog a dead horse". This idiom is probably closer to the tone of your Chinese. See reference. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flogging_a_dead_horse |
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