beat a dead horse vs interpret

beat a dead horse

verb
  • To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason. 

interpret

verb
  • To convey what a user of one language is saying or signing, in real time or shortly after that person has finished communicating, to a user of a different language 

  • To analyse or execute (a program) by reading the instructions as they are encountered, rather than compiling in advance. 

  • To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation 

  • To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation. 

  • To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc. 

How often have the words beat a dead horse and interpret occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )