They accused the government of riding roughshod over parliamentary procedure.
He cannot be allowed to ride roughshod over his colleagues with his ambitious plans.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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 … 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
