- kick against the pricks
- British & Australian, literary
to fight against people in authority.
People in this country tend to follow rather than lead. It takes courage to kick against the pricks.
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kick against the pricks
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kick against the pricks — ► kick against the pricks hurt oneself by persisting in useless resistance. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to Acts of the Apostles, chapter 9.] Main Entry: ↑prick … English terms dictionary
kick against the pricks — phrasal : to feel or show usually pointless opposition to or resentment of an often necessary authority one is subject to * * * kick against the pricks To react futilely against discipline or authority, to the extent of injuring oneself (Bible,… … Useful english dictionary
kick against the pricks — {v. phr.}, {literary} To fight against rules or authority in a way that just hurts yourself. * /Johnny kicked against the pricks in his foster home until he learned that he could trust his new family./ … Dictionary of American idioms
kick against the pricks — {v. phr.}, {literary} To fight against rules or authority in a way that just hurts yourself. * /Johnny kicked against the pricks in his foster home until he learned that he could trust his new family./ … Dictionary of American idioms
kick\ against\ the\ pricks — v. phr. literary To fight against rules or authority in a way that just hurts yourself. Johnny kicked against the pricks in his foster home until he learned that he could trust his new family … Словарь американских идиом
kick against the pricks — protest against things which are unpleasant … English contemporary dictionary
kick against the pricks — hurt oneself by persisting in useless resistance or protest. [with biblical allusion to Acts 9:5.] → prick … English new terms dictionary
Kicking Against the Pricks — Kicking Against the Pricks … Википедия
Kicking Against The Pricks — Album par Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Sortie 18 août 1986 Durée 49:28 Genre(s) Post punk Producteur(s) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds … Wikipédia en Français
Kicking against the pricks — Album par Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Sortie 18 août 1986 Durée 49:28 Genre(s) Post punk Producteur(s) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds … Wikipédia en Français
