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was flogging

  • past progressive
    of flog.
    flog
    verb (used with object)
    to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.

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India looked on course for a thumping win when Rohit was flogging the New Zealand seamers, with the tournament's leading wicket-taker Matt Henry absent because of injury.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025

Now, he was flogging things that could hurt people economically.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2020

At times it seemed as though he was flogging a dead horse, but was gradually supported by influential figures such as Andy Sutch, regional director at Sport England and other key advocates.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2012

By the end she was flogging a world peace message during the once-controversial “Like a Prayer.”

From Chicago Tribune ● Feb. 6, 2012

But he admitted that he was "flogging a dead horse."

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease