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To rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, informal
Examples
- Near-synonym: kick against the pricks
- 1920, A. E. W. Mason, The Summons, XXX: A Revolution in Sir Chichester, "I remember that she once said to me, 'Women do get the worst of it when they kick over the traces,'" Hillyard resumed. "And undoubtedly they do. On the other hand you have McKerrel's hard-headed verdict, 'If these poor neurotic bodies had any work to do they wouldn't have so much time to worry about their troubles.' Who shall choose between them? And what does it matter now? Stella's gone. She will strain her poor little unhappy heart no more against the bars."
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kick against the pricks
Antonyms: none provided
To live overextravagantly; to come to grief by fast living.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, informal
Examples
- Near-synonyms: live large, live beyond one's means, live high on the hog
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: live large, live beyond one's means, live high on the hog
Antonyms: none provided
Refers to a horse kicking its legs over to the wrong side of the traces, straps of leather connecting it to the vehicle being towed.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
niskuroida
— to rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions
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Finnish:
rimpuilla
— to rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions
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French:
ruer dans les brancards
— to rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions
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German:
über die Stränge schlagen
— to rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions
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Polish:
buntować się
— to rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions
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Polish:
zbuntować się
— to rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions
