See flog a dead horse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"note": "решето́м во́ду носи́ть (rešetóm vódu nosítʹ, literally “carry water in a sieve”)",
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"word": "a' marbhadh coin mhairbh"
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"word": "machacar en hierro frío"
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"sense": "to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more",
"word": "mapatahan ngojay ka meri"
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"sense": "to attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more",
"word": "havanda su dövmek"
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