From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkicking and screamingkicking and screamingprotesting violently or being very unwilling to do something The company was dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. → kick
Examples from the Corpus
was dragged kicking and screaming• Nobody across the programme was dragged kicking and screaming out of their hospital bed into the community.• He was dragged kicking and screaming to a van parked nearby. 