kick against the pricks

短语

以卵击石, 螳臂挡车

发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goaded.

  2. 2.

    To struggle against fate or authority.

    比喻

    Near-synonym: kick over the traces

词源

Biblical phrase; see citation below.

来源：wiktionary