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
"Without you to back me up, Mr. Morton, I'm afraid some of the fellows might kick over the traces."
From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
