British & Australian

to do what you want and not show any respect for authority.

Some kids go straight to university and spend the first year kicking over the traces.

• not be a patch something
• not be a pretty sight
• not be as black as are is painted
• not be as black as it is painted
• not be as black as you are is painted
• not be as black as you it is painted
• not be backward in coming forward
• not be bag
• not be brother's keeper
• not be cup of tea
• not be department
• not be for the faint-hearted
• not be half bad
• not be just a pretty face
• not believe a word of it
• not believe ears
• not believe eyes
• not believe own eyes
• not believe your ears
• not believe your eyes
• not believe your own eyes
• not be long for this world
• not be much cop
• not be much to look at
• not be on speaking terms