Kick-over-the-traces Definition

verb

To rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions.

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Origin of Kick-over-the-traces

  • Refers to a horse kicking its legs over to the wrong side of the traces, straps of leather connecting it to the vehicle being towed.

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