kicking and screaming

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kicking and screaming

1. Against someone's will, with extreme reluctance on someone's part.

   to drag someone kicking and screaming

Chiefly used with the verb drag.

• “kicking and screaming” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “kicking and screaming”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “drag kicking and screaming”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “drag someone kicking and screaming” (US) / “drag someone kicking and screaming” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.