| 短语 | kick against the pricks |
| 释义 | kick against the pricks BrE informalto hurt or damage yourself by trying to change something that cannot be changed自讨苦吃 kick against the pricks 见PRICK. kick against the pricks hurt oneself by persisting in useless resistance or protest 以卵击石; 螳臂挡车。 [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to Acts 9:5.] kick against the pricks以卵击石;螳臂当车：At present，the rapid development of science and technique is the world trends，any attempt to hinder it is to kick against the pricks.当前，科学技术的迅猛发展是世界潮流，任何想阻挡它的尝试都是螳臂当车。 |
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