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Kathy Cao
2021-04-09 02:04
Kick over the traces old-fashioned informal
To rebel against authority, rules or tradition, or escape from the control of a person, group, or practice
When I was young, I usually kicked over the traces.
Nowadays, many young people tend to kick over the traces, ignoring the traditional values.
The verb "kick" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The idiom 'kick over the traces' goes back at least to the 1800s and refers to the straps that attach a horse, oxen or other draft animal to the wagon it is pulling, known as traces. If an animal kicks over the traces, it steps over these leather straps. This makes it impossible for the driver to control the animal.
Do you see anything wrong?
This phrase is used to describe something very modern or updated or something that no longer looks like what it's used to.
It has been a long time since I left my high school, and now I have to admit that it's certainly not your father's high school anymore.
