Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - flog

flɔɡ v. (flogged, flogging) 1 tr. a beat with a whip, stick, etc. (as a punishment or to urge on). b make work through violent effort (flogged the engine). 2 tr. Brit. sl. sell. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by into, out of) drive (a quality, knowledge, etc.) into or out of a person, esp. by physical punishment. 4 intr. & refl. sl. proceed by violent or painful effort. øflog a dead horse waste energy on something unalterable. flog to death colloq. talk about or promote at tedious length. øøflogger n. [17th-c. cant: prob. imit. or f. L flagellare to whip]