JUMP THE TRACES


Meaning of JUMP 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.

See: KICK OVER THE TRACES.

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