kicking and screaming
15
7.0
- idiom
- Informal
:
pataleando y gritando
- Terrible events like this drag you kicking and screaming out of childhood.
- dragged kicking and screaming
- pulled kicking and screaming
- go kicking and screaming
You can't drag someone kicking and screaming to success.
- You can't drag someone kicking and screaming to success.
- They were forced kicking and screaming to even have an enquiry.
- We're going to have to be taken there kicking and screaming, right?
- When I, when I started my records, I was kicking and screaming.
- Or you're going to be dragged essentially, as we say, kicking and screaming and get thrown on the same deck anyway.
- And did your dad struggle with that balance between, you know, letting your kid do whatever they want and dragging them kicking and screaming to training?
- And he changed overnight and so we decided to go all in and I came here kicking and screaming.
- What were the events that led up to you being in the dirt kicking and screaming?
- I mean, I have gone through this kicking and screaming myself, just grasping out to space-time as it as a rug fully gets pulled underneath you.
Examples
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But history has shown repeatedly that society has to be dragged kicking and screaming into change.
Blog text (1) -
Look, you dragged us here from day one, kicking and screaming.
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It's too bad those early Americans were dragged kicking and screaming into the idea of liberty.
Blog text (16) -
And some of them will need to be dragged kicking and screaming out of the shadows.
Blog text (19) -
Thankfully, this course has dragged me kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
Blog text (22) -
They were forced kicking and screaming to even have an enquiry.
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The guy grabs his friend by the wrist and drags her kicking and screaming out of the room.
Fiction book (2000) -
During the meltdown, General Motors was forced, kicking and screaming, to streamline its operations.
Blog text (23) -
I soon outgrew iMovie and was dragged kicking and screaming to FCP 6.
Blog text (23) -
When it was time to leave the party, he was kicking and screaming as his friends tried to pull him away.
Synonyms
379
1.4
Shout in an angry voice at someone
283
3.2
To show strong disagreement in public, often by joining a march or strike
172
1.0
A loud shout showing pain, anger or strong feeling
129
1.0
Loud sounds people make to show strong feelings, for example at sports games
108
1.8
Shout loudly to show a strong feeling, for example when surprised or hurt
92
1.9
A very loud high, piercing noise that hurts the ears
58
3.3
A very loud high sound that hurts your ears
47
4.1
A long loud cry that shows strong feeling
34
5.9
Bad behavior that shows strong feelings or stress
18
4.4
To show sudden strong anger or upset, often like a child
16
4.7
To make a loud, harsh cry like a bird
15
7.9
Behave loudly and angrily to cause trouble
15
3.0
A loud, very high sound like a scream made by a person or animal
9
8.2
Shout very loudly to show pain, anger or strong protest
9
6.9
Shout angrily and complain for a long time
9
7.0
To say your opinion or complain loudly and openly
8
9.6
To complain a lot in an annoying way
4
4.6
Show strong anger or upset feelings by talking loudly
3
6.5
Make a very loud, long cry because you feel afraid, excited, or upset
1
8.0
Get very angry and shout loudly
1
2.1
To make a loud sudden cry because you are scared, hurt, or surprised
1
9.9
Shout loudly with strong feeling, often to protest
A very loud shout that sounds like an animal call
Antonyms
How Resistant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal verbs 'kick' and 'scream' clearly convey physical and vocal protest, so a learner who knows those words can reasonably infer someone is resisting or protesting strongly. However, the conventionalized idiomatic use to mean being forced to do something reluctantly (often with emphasis on unwilling compliance rather than literal kicking) is not fully predictable from the parts alone, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Kicking and screaming shows the clear picture of someone literally kicking with their legs and loudly screaming as they are pulled or forced to go. So it means 'being forced to do something while loudly and physically protesting'.