kick against the pricks

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goaded.
  2. To struggle against fate or authority. figuratively
    — Near-synonym: kick over the traces

词形变化

kicks against the pricks present,singular,third-person kicking against the pricks participle,present kicked against the pricks participle,past kicked against the pricks past

词源

Biblical phrase; see citation below.
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