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kick against the pricks

kick against the pricks verb: to kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goaded.

Verb

kick against the pricks (third-person singular simple present kicks against the pricks, present participle kicking against the pricks, simple past and past participle kicked against the pricks)

  1. To kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goaded.
  2. (figuratively) To struggle against fate or authority.
    • Near-synonym: kick over the traces
    • The lorde ſayd / I am Ieſus whom thou perſecuteſt / it ſhalbe harde for the to kycke agaĩſt the pricke.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts ix:[5], folio clxvj, verso

kick against the pricks meaning in Kannada

kick against the pricks in Kannada

ವ್ಯರ್ಥ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗು, ಗೋಡೆಗೆ ತಲೆ ಚಚ್ಚಿಕೊ

Synonyms of kick against the pricks

Forms of kick against the pricks

third-person singular presentkicks against the pricks
present participlekicking against the pricks
past participlekicked against the pricks
pastkicked against the pricks

Origin of kick against the pricks

Biblical phrase; see citation below.

Questions about kick against the pricks

What does kick against the pricks mean?
Kick against the pricks means to kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goaded.
What is kick against the pricks in Kannada?
Kick against the pricks in Kannada is ವ್ಯರ್ಥ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗು, ಗೋಡೆಗೆ ತಲೆ ಚಚ್ಚಿಕೊ. See Kick against the pricks meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is kick against the pricks?
Kick against the pricks is a verb.
What is the past tense of kick against the pricks?
The past tense of kick against the pricks is kicked against the pricks.

Words near kick against the pricks in the dictionary

  1. kick
  2. Kick 'em Jenny
  3. kick a dog when it's down
  4. kick about
  5. kick against
  6. kick against the pricks
  7. kick and buck
  8. kick and bucks
  9. kick around
  10. kick arounds
  11. kick arse

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