- rode roughshod over
- treated disrespectfully, humiliated
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
rode roughshod over
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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 — {v. phr.} To do as you wish without considering the wishes of (another person); treat with scorn or lack of courtesy; show no sympathy for. * /The city officials rode roughshod over the people who did not want their homes torn down for a new… … Dictionary of American idioms
ride roughshod over — {v. phr.} To do as you wish without considering the wishes of (another person); treat with scorn or lack of courtesy; show no sympathy for. * /The city officials rode roughshod over the people who did not want their homes torn down for a new… … Dictionary of American idioms
ride\ roughshod\ over — v. phr. To do as you wish without considering the wishes of (another person); treat with scorn or lack of courtesy; show no sympathy for. The city officials rode roughshod over the people who did not want their homes torn down for a new school.… … Словарь американских идиом
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/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 (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
roughshod — /ruf shod /, adj. 1. shod with horseshoes having projecting nails or points. 2. ride roughshod over, to treat harshly or domineeringly; override; crush: He rode roughshod over his friends to advance himself in the business world. [1680 90; ROUGH… … Universalium
roughshod — I. adjective Date: circa 1688 1. shod with calked shoes 2. marked by tyrannical force < roughshod rule > II. adverb Date: 1813 in a roughly forceful manner < rode roughshod over the opposition > … New Collegiate Dictionary
