When examined, or just because it’s weird on its own.

Example: Beat a dead horse

  1. You whip a horse to go faster
  2. It dies from being whipped too much
  3. You still want the horse to go faster
  4. You continue to whip it
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    11 days ago

    Whenever my dad is being lazy or doing something too slowly, my mom says he’s “dicking the dog”. Whatever that means.