Arti: kicked against the pricks

memprotes secara sia-sia

ricks Idiom

a few bricks short of a full load

not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.

bag of tricks

"skills, methods, plans; devices to entertain" You need a large bag of tricks to teach the Grade 8 class.

come down on like a ton of bricks

reprove, punish harshly """Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks."""

how's tricks

is life okay? are you learning new skills? "When Andy sees me, he always says, ""How's tricks?"""

like a ton of bricks

strongly or forcefully The news of his retirement hit me like a ton of bricks.

shitting bricks

very frightened, scared to death When my parachute didn't open, I was shitting bricks!

teach you the tricks of the trade

teach you how to do it, teach you the easy way, learn the ropes Welcome to the company, Ken. Paul will work with you and teach you the tricks of the trade.

the tricks of the trade

skills of an occupation, learn the ropes I know the printing business. I'll show you the tricks of the trade.

ton of bricks

(See come down on like a ton of bricks)

tricks of the trade

(See the tricks of the trade)

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

old dogs and old people do not like to change or learn, die hard Our senior employees don't like computer training - you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

bricks

the city streets

shit bricks

to be very scared

play jokes/tricks on

make sb．the victim of a trick or joke；make fun of和…开玩笑
Mark Twain liked very much to tell funny stories and he also liked to play jokes on his friends．马克·吐温很喜欢讲有趣的故事，他也喜欢开朋友的玩笑。
Though he knew they were playing tricks on him， he pretended not to notice it．他心里明白他们是在捉弄他，但他佯装不知。

play tricks on

play tricks

Idiom(s): play tricks (on sb)

Theme: DECEPTION

to trick or confuse someone.
• I thought I saw a camel over there. I guess my eyes are playing tricks on me.
• Please don't play tricks on your little brother. It makes him cry.

know all the tricks of the trade

Idiom(s): know (all) the tricks of the trade

Theme: SKILL

to possess the skills and knowledge necessary to do something.
• Tom can repair car engines. He knows the tricks of the trade.
• If I knew all the tricks of the trade, I could be a better plumber.

hit the bricks

Idiom(s): hit the bricks

Theme: WALKING

to start walking; to go out into the streets. (Slang.)
• If you want to get a job, you had better get out there and hit the bricks.
• I got fired today. The boss came by and told me to hit the bricks.

hit like a ton of bricks

Idiom(s): hit (sb) like a ton of bricks

Theme: SHOCK

to surprise, startle, or shock someone. (Informal.)
• Suddenly, the truth hit me like a ton of bricks.
• The sudden tax increase hit like a ton of bricks. Everyone became angry.

bricks and mortar

Idiom(s): bricks and mortar

Theme: BUILDINGS

buildings; the expenditure of money on buildings rather than something else. (The buildings referred to can be constructed out of anything. Fixed order.)
• The new president of the college preferred to invest in new faculty members rather than bricks and mortar.
• Sometimes people are happy to donate millions of dollars for bricks and mortar, but they never think of the additional cost of annual maintenance.

Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house

Don't call others out on actions that you, yourself do. Don't be a hypocrite.

How's tricks?

This is used as a way of asking people how they are and how things have been going in their life.

Like a cat on hot bricks

If someone is like a cat on hot bricks, they are very nervous or excited.

To be as thick as two bricks

Someone who is as thick as two bricks is really stupid.

come down on like a ton of bricks|brick|bricks|com

v. phr., slang To direct one's full anger at somebody. When the janitor was late for work, the manager came down on him like a ton of bricks.

kick against the pricks|kick|pricks

v. phr., literary To fight against rules or authority in a way that just hurts yourself. Johnny kicked against the pricks in his foster home until he learned that he could trust his new family.

make bricks without straw|bricks|make|straw

v. phr. To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw. It was making bricks without straw to put on plays in that old barn.

play tricks on|play|play tricks|tricks

v. phr. To make another the victim of some trick or joke. Al got angry when his classmates played a trick on him by hiding his clothes while he was swimming.

you can't teach an old dog new tricks|dog|new tric

It is very hard or almost impossible to train an older person to acquire some new skill.

A proverb. You'll never teach your grandfather how to do his income tax on a personal computer. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

bricks shy of a load

bricks shy of a load
Mentally impaired, either unintelligent or merely eccentric. For example, He may be handsome but he's not too bright—a few bricks shy of a load. This term, transferring a light load to lightweight mental capacity, is usually preceded by either a few or a specific number such as two. [Slang; 1960s]

dirty tricks

dirty tricks
Undercover or clandestine operations and deceitful stratagems in politics and espionage. For example, This campaign has been dominated by the dirty tricks of both sides. The adjective dirty here is used in the sense of “unethical” or “unfair.” The term originally was applied to covert intelligence operations carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency, whose planning directorate was nicknamed “department of dirty tricks.” It later was extended to underhanded activity intended to undermine political opponents and commercial rivals. [1940s]

few bricks shy of a load

few bricks shy of a load
see bricks shy of a load.

make bricks without straw

make bricks without straw
Perform a task without essential materials or means, as in Writing a report without the current data is making bricks without straw. This expression alludes to straw as a material necessary in early brick manufacturing. [Early 1600s]

teach an old dog new tricks

teach an old dog new tricks
Change longstanding habits or ways, especially in an old person. For example, His grandmother avoids using the microwave oven—you can't teach an old dog new tricks. This expression, alluding to the difficulty of changing one's ways, was first recorded in 1523 in a book of husbandry, where it was used literally. By 1546 a version of it appeared in John Heywood's proverb collection.

up to one's old tricks

up to one's old tricks
Behaving in one's usual deceitful or mischievous fashion, as in She's up to her old tricks, telling her parents one thing and her teachers another, or He's up to his old tricks, teasing his sisters until they're in tears. Put as at his old tricks, this idiom was first recorded in 1823.