He was sentenced to a flogging and life imprisonment.
他被判鞭笞和终身监禁。
He urged the restoration of hanging and flogging.
他敦促恢复绞刑和鞭笞刑罚。
3PHRASE 做徒劳无益的事;白忙活 If you say that someone is flogging a dead horse, you mean that they are trying to achieve something impossible. 做徒劳无益的事;白忙活 [informal]