kick over the traces
Example Sentences
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That made voters kick over the traces again.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2022
But "Patrick" was only a persona, and there is a restlessness in Byrne that makes him kick over the traces.
From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2011
This in turn means that the party in power must govern in coalition with other parties�which keep a jealous watch and often kick over the traces when they get restive.
From Time Magazine Archive
The horses that kick over the traces will have to be put in a corral.'
From Time Magazine Archive
He dwells fondly upon the effervescence of genius which drives men to kick over the traces of respectability and strike out short cuts to fame.
From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
