Get off your dead horse
To stop clinging to former glory or boasting about past achievements, especially if they do not justify someone's present sense of superiority.
A malaphor combining "get off your high horse" and "stop beating a dead horse".
A malaphor combining "get off your high horse" and "stop beating a dead horse".
"Are you still telling everyone about that prize you won thirty years ago? Get off your dead horse!"
Get off your dead horse by Luxord C. November 3, 2026