kick against the pricks
成語所屬單字prick
kick against the pricks — 慣用語
1. to fight against or resist people in authority, especially in a way that causes
1.慣用語
釋義
以卵擊石；徒勞反抗權威
to fight against or resist people in authority, especially in a way that causes you more harm than good
例句
The teenager kept kicking against the pricks by arguing with every school rule, and ended up being suspended.
Instead of accepting the new policy, Hassan spent months kicking against the pricks and made his life at work miserable.