English Explanatory Dictionary

kick over the traces

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions.
  2. To live overextravagantly; to come to grief by fast living.

Word forms

kick over the traces kicks over the traces kicking over the traces kicked over the traces

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

kick against the pricks live large live beyond one's means live high on the hog
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