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 told me that Lord John was in a state of great irritation, and ready to kick over the traces.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher
