KICK OVER THE TRACES


Meaning of KICK OVER THE TRACES in English

v. phr. To break the rules; behave badly. When their teacher was absent and they had a substitute, the children kicked over the traces.

Compare: ACT UP, CUT UP, LET LOOSE, OUT OF HAND, RAISE CAIN.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.