Definition of flog - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- He tried to flog his old car online.
2.
- Our team flogged the opponents in the final match.
3.
punishmentUK hit hard with a whip or stickUK
- The prisoner was flogged for his crimes.
4.
sailintr. UK flap noisily in the windintr. UK
- The sail flogged as the wind picked up.
5.
agricultureUK overuse or exploit land excessivelyUK
- Farmers flogged the land until it was barren.
Expressions with flog
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keep talking about something that is already settled
The vote is final, so stop flogging a dead horse.
discuss a topic excessively until it becomes boring
The committee continued to flog to death the same issues without reaching a conclusion.
keep talking about something already settled
Bringing up that old argument again is just flogging a dead horse.
waste time doing nothing
Stop flogging the log and get to work.
try to improve a hopeless situation
Trying to fix that old car is like flogging a dead pony.
criticize someone publicly to shame them
The manager flogged him before the fleet for his mistakes.
row a prisoner around ships, giving lashes at each one
They flogged him round the fleet for his crimes.
Origin of flog
Unknown, possibly Scandinavian origin
Terms with flog included in their meaning
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punishment
flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails
Examples of flog in a sentence
She managed to flog her old textbooks to freshmen. The champions flogged their rivals 6–0. We were flogged in Saturday's tournament. He was flogged as a form of punishment. The sailors were flogged for disobedience. The flag flogged wildly in the storm.
Loose ropes flogged against the mast. They continued to flog the fields without rest. The land was flogged until it lost fertility.
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- French:vendre, écraser, ...
- German:verscherbeln, haushoch schlagen, ...
- Italian:vendere, stracciare, ...
- Spanish:vender, vapulear, ...
- Portuguese:vender, dar uma tareia a, ...
- Chinese:甩卖, 轻松击败, ...
- Japanese:売る, 圧勝する, ...
- Arabic:صَرَّف, سَحَقَ, ...
- Hebrew:לִמְכּוֹר, לְהָבִיס, ...
- Russian:сбывать, разгромить, ...
- Ukrainian:збувати, розгромлювати, розгромити, ...
- Hindi:बेचना, बुरी तरह हराना, ...
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