ride roughshod over (redirected from run roughshod over)

ride roughshod over someone or something and run roughshod over someone or something

Fig. to treat someone or something with disdain or scorn. Tom seems to ride roughshod over his friends. You shouldn't have come into our town to ride roughshod over our laws and our traditions.

See also: ride

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ride roughshod over something/somebody

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 his colleagues with his ambitious plans.

See also: ride

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ride roughshod over somebody/something also run roughshod over somebody/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.

See also: ride