kick against the pricks

(British & Australian literary)

to fight against people in authority People in this country tend to follow rather than lead. It takes courage to kick against the pricks.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sheppard	['ʃepəd]
Isaaku	-	Old Church Slavic
Godric	GAHD-rik (English)	Anglo-Saxon
VÍTor	VEE-toor (Portuguese), BEE-tawr (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Toby	['təubi]
Ora (2)	-	Hebrew