(transitive) To use something to extreme; to abuse.
2002, October 30, Chris Wardrop, VL idles rough when warm..., I did seven laps of Fyshwick with the mechanic today. I was turning lots of heads on the last few, people must of thought I was nuts, flogging the car then stopping, then driving slow then flogging it again.
2001, January 26, Paul Edwards, Optus $5/month 5110, T10 and 2288 only 4 days, And then there's my part time job at Telstra Bigpond flogging their cable network for just $67.55/month long term cost, a BARGAIN, and the other part time job flogging Foxtel at something like $50/month.
(transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To steal something.
(transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To defeat easily or convincingly.
1999, August 16, Mr Ripper, Nothing to Crow About, The Swannies got on a real roll over rounds 16/17 & 18 of 1987. In consecutive SCG matches, they flogged the Eags 30.21 to 10.11, followed that with a 36.20 to 11.7 demolition of the Dons and finally a 31.12 to 15.17 thrashing of Richmond.
2001, June 9, Cas., Eng v Aus 1977, Anyone with cable watch this on ESPN "History of Cricket" last night? Australia got flogged by an innings in the fourth test.
2004, June 5, Greg Vincent }:c{, POLISER- Roosters v Bulldogs, It'll make the Raiders look good. Â Getting flogged by a team that got flogged by a team that got flogged by the Bulldogs.
2007, Feb 6, Suppliers the losers in Coles-Woolworths war, The environment is paying dearly as producers flog their land. Sustainable agriculture needs a new generation of energised science and technology-trained farmers
