Question
Select the idiom/phrase that most accurately and
contextually replaces the bolded segment. He keeps trying to get the company to reconsider the decision, but they've made up their minds and it is pointless now to wait for it.Solution
(c) Beat a dead horse (Repeatedly doing something pointless)
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