| 单词 | kick over the traces |
| 释义 | kick over the tracesSEE SYNONYMS FOR kick over the traces ON THESAURUS.COM Break loose from restraint, misbehave. For example, There's always one child who'll kick over the traces as soon as the bell rings. This metaphoric expression alludes to the straps attaching a horse to a vehicle, which the animal sometimes gets a leg over in order to kick more freely and thereby refuse to move forward. [Mid-1800s] Words nearby kick over the traceskick it, kickoff, kick on, kick oneself, kick out, kick over the traces, kick plate, kick pleat, kickshaw, kicksorter, kickstand The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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