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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
Compare Kick over the Traces. KICK LIKE A MULE to have a kick like a mule. For
an alcoholic drink to have a sudden and strong effect on the body. Source: MULE
. WNNCD: 13th cent. The mule's kick is like that of the horse, and it is probably ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
Supply, especially in a sorted fashion, as in The bureau kicked out the precise
data for this month's production. [Slang; late 1900s] kick over the traces Break
loose from restraint, misbehave. For example, There's always one child who'll
kick ...
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Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
To kick over the traces. Not to follow the leader, but to act independently ; as a
horse refusing to run in harness kicks over the traces. If the Dew member shows
say Inclination to kick over the traces, he will not be their member long.
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... month or so Kick over the traces: Throw off control * Those who try to kick over
the traces will be severely punished Kick somebody out: To expel * The drunken
man was kicked out of the bar Kick somebody upstairs: Get somebody out of the ...
Kick one upstairs Get somebody out of the way The Government found him a
troublesome member and felt happy to kick him upstairs, making him the
Governor of a State. Kick over the traces Become indisciplined. refuse to accept
control The ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
H&teffl^ft S • to kick out Mlfl ; P^Bfc ; (They've kicked Tom oul of the bank, fill to
kick over the traces ^-ftJfl ! H Hft& (His girlfriend had him under her thumb for
many years, but finally David kicked over the traces. ffeg&SffrJB^ □ + • traces
JKftfilEfttt ...
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Dictionary of Euphemisms
Does she ever kick over the traces? (Sanders, 1992—an enquiry was being
made about her adultery) kick the habit to cure yourself of an addiction Usually of
those who take narcotics but also of smoking tobacco or alcoholism. 237 kick the
...
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Women, from
the Greeks to
the French Revolution
"Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is no good giving her the
reins and expecting her not to kick over the traces. No, you have got to keep the
reins firmly in your own hands; otherwise you will find that this present issue is
quite ...
Kick over the traces: refuse to accept control or discipline Children these days
kick over the traces and misbehave most of the time. KILL Kill with kindness: be
excessively kind The old lady will kill you with excessive kindness when you visit
her ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
Australian informal 0 The 'tin' was originally literally a tin can into which money
was thrown. kick over the traces become insubordinate or reckless. 0 Traces are
the straps by which a draught horse is attached to the vehicle it is pulling.
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SNP firebrands have to bide their time at Westminster
For goodness sake, they didn't even kick over the traces at all that smashing Brit-pomp-and-circumstance stuff that attends the state opening ... «Telegraph.co.uk, 五月 15»
the guardian quick crossword-11852
of classical music (9). 10 Flight attendants (5,4). 12 Pyromaniac (8). 15 Important (7). 16 Unwholesome. atmosphere (6). 18 Kick over the traces ... «The Hindu, 三月 15»
Quick crossword No 13988
... 15 Important (7); 16 Unwholesome atmosphere (6); 18 Kick over the traces (5); 20 Walking stick (4); 23 Concealed oneself (3) ... «The Guardian, 三月 15»
HMO Street — decision means every property in Dundee cul-de-sac …
... resultant restrictions, especially when a crowd of them are living together, will undoubtedly kick over the traces and behave…..like students. «The Courier, 三月 15»
#MyCar2015: The best options for empty nesters
More realistically you are not going to kick over the traces and do need something to drive that shows you haven't completely joined the ... «Irish Independent, 二月 15»
The world's best cold weather cities
Thousands kick over the traces to get in touch with their wilder Med side, with mega-floats, lovelies hurling flowers about and, in 2015, ... «Stuff.co.nz, 二月 15»
Dairy meltdown shows the NFU is weak and unfit for purpose
But will anyone dare break ranks, kick over the traces, step out of line or stick their head above the parapet to say so at the NFU conference ... «Western Morning News, 二月 15»
Nice: what to see and do in winter
Thousands kick over the traces to get in touch with their wilder Med side, with mega-floats, lovelies hurling flowers about and, in 2015, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, 十二月 14»
Allen Jones: 'The thing about eroticism is that it forces a response'
'I wanted to kick over the traces of what was considered acceptable in art,” says Allen Jones. “I wanted to find a new language for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, 十一月 14»
How did school affect famous people's careers?
The one happy moment in Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis's 1922 novel about a prosperous American conformist who tries to kick over the traces, ... «The Independent, 十一月 14»
