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 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 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/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 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 — 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 roughshod — If someone rides roughshod over other people, they impose their will without caring at all for other people s feelings … The small dictionary of idiomes
lord it over someone — ORDER ABOUT/AROUND, dictate to, ride roughshod over, pull rank on, tyrannize, have under one s thumb; be overbearing, put on airs, swagger; informal boss about/around, walk all over, push around, throw one s weight about/around. → lord * * * lord … Useful english dictionary
lord it over someone — in our schooldays, you used to lord it over us Syn: order about/around, dictate to, domineer, ride roughshod over, pull rank on, tyrannize, have under one s thumb; informal boss around, walk all over, push around; throw one s weight around … Thesaurus of popular words
