over\ the\ traces

over\ the\ traces
See: kick over the traces

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • over the traces — See: KICK OVER THE TRACES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • over the traces — See: KICK OVER THE TRACES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • kick over the traces — also[jump the traces] {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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • kick over the traces — also[jump the traces] {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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • kick\ over\ the\ traces — • kick over the traces • jump the traces 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

  • kick over the traces — verb To rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions. I remember that she once said to me, Women do get the worst of it when they kick over the traces, Hillyard resumed. And undoubtedly they do. On the other hand you have McKerrels… …   Wiktionary

  • jump\ the\ traces — • kick over the traces • jump the traces 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

  • jump the traces — See: KICK OVER THE TRACES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • jump the traces — See: KICK OVER THE TRACES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • kick over the traces — phrasal to cast off restraint, authority, or control …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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