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I would use ... like beating (or flogging) a dead horse
It even has its own wikipedia entry

I would not use Jim's suggestion beating my head against the wall with the word like - so

  • I am banging my head against the wall trying to convince him

  • Trying to convince him is like flogging a dead horse.

are two ways of expressing your problem

If the original is Water naar de zee dragen then it is a sisyphean taskSisyphean task

I would use ... like beating (or flogging) a dead horse
It even has its own wikipedia entry

I would not use Jim's suggestion beating my head against the wall with the word like - so

  • I am banging my head against the wall trying to convince him

  • Trying to convince him is like flogging a dead horse.

are two ways of expressing your problem

If the original is Water naar de zee dragen then it is a sisyphean task

I would use ... like beating (or flogging) a dead horse
It even has its own wikipedia entry

I would not use Jim's suggestion beating my head against the wall with the word like - so

  • I am banging my head against the wall trying to convince him

  • Trying to convince him is like flogging a dead horse.

are two ways of expressing your problem

If the original is Water naar de zee dragen then it is a Sisyphean task

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mplungjan
mplungjan
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I would use ... like beating (or flogging) a dead horse
It even has its own wikipedia entry

I would not use Jim's suggestion beating my head against the wall with the word like - so

  • I am banging my head against the wall trying to convince him

  • Trying to convince him is like flogging a dead horse.

are two ways of expressing your problem

If the original is Water naar de zee dragen then it is a sisyphean task

I would use ... like beating (or flogging) a dead horse
It even has its own wikipedia entry

I would not use Jim's suggestion beating my head against the wall with the word like - so

  • I am banging my head against the wall trying to convince him

  • Trying to convince him is like flogging a dead horse.

are two ways of expressing your problem

I would use ... like beating (or flogging) a dead horse
It even has its own wikipedia entry

I would not use Jim's suggestion beating my head against the wall with the word like - so

  • I am banging my head against the wall trying to convince him

  • Trying to convince him is like flogging a dead horse.

are two ways of expressing your problem

If the original is Water naar de zee dragen then it is a sisyphean task

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mplungjan
mplungjan
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I would use ... like beating (or flogging) a dead horse
It even has its own wikipedia entry

I would not use Jim's suggestion beating my head against the wall with the word like - so

  • I am banging my head against the wall trying to convince him

  • Trying to convince him is like flogging a dead horse.

are two ways of expressing your problem

I would use ... like beating (or flogging) a dead horse
It even has its own wikipedia entry

I would use ... like beating (or flogging) a dead horse
It even has its own wikipedia entry

I would not use Jim's suggestion beating my head against the wall with the word like - so

  • I am banging my head against the wall trying to convince him

  • Trying to convince him is like flogging a dead horse.

are two ways of expressing your problem

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mplungjan
mplungjan
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