ride roughshod over something

ride roughshod over something
ride roughshod over (someone/something) to act without caring about how you will effect someone or something.

He was a bully and rode roughshod over his workers whenever he felt they weren't working hard enough.


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  • ride roughshod over something — ride roughshod over (something/someone) to act in the way you want to, ignoring rules, traditions, or other people s wishes. They accused the government of riding roughshod over parliamentary procedure. He cannot be allowed to ride roughshod over …   New idioms dictionary

  • ride roughshod over someone — ride roughshod over (something/someone) to act in the way you want to, ignoring rules, traditions, or other people s wishes. They accused the government of riding roughshod over parliamentary procedure. He cannot be allowed to ride roughshod over …   New idioms dictionary

  • ride roughshod over —    If you ride roughshod over something, you behave in a harsh or thoughtless manner, or you treat a situation with contempt.     The government rode roughshod over all opposition to the new measures …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • ride roughshod over someone — ride roughshod over (someone/something) to act without caring about how you will effect someone or something. He was a bully and rode roughshod over his workers whenever he felt they weren t working hard enough …   New idioms dictionary

  • ride roughshod over — (someone/something) to act without caring about how you will effect someone or something. He was a bully and rode roughshod over his workers whenever he felt they weren t working hard enough …   New idioms dictionary

  • ride roughshod over — phrasal : to treat with disdain or abuse warn him not to ride roughshod over the younger children * * * ride roughshod over To treat arrogantly, domineer over without consideration • • • Main Entry: ↑rough * * * ride roughshod over phrase to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ride roughshod over — to behave in a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something They have ridden roughshod over human rights …   English dictionary

  • ride roughshod over — verb To act in a bullying or inconsiderate manner; to display disregard towards someone or something. The new settlers ran rougshod over the indigenous people and the natural habitat …   Wiktionary

  • ride — ride1 W2S2 [raıd] v past tense rode [rəud US roud] past participle ridden [ˈrıdn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(bicycle/motorbike)¦ 3¦(vehicle)¦ 4¦(in a lift)¦ 5¦(water/air)¦ 6 be riding high 7 let something ride …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ride — 1 /raId/ verb past tense rode past participle ridden / rIdn/ 1 ANIMAL (I, T) to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along: She learnt to ride when she was seven. | ride away/across/back etc: He rode away across the marshes. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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