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Meanings of ride roughshod in English

Treat inconsiderately or harshly.

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Examples for "run roughshod"
Examples for "run roughshod"
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They're going to use it to run roughshod over the Agency.
Consent to kill: a thriller
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People like Ambrose would always run roughshod over folk like myself.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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Some of Lincoln's friends feared the Little Giant would run roughshod over their man.
A. lincoln: a biography
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Producers there have at times run roughshod over traditional forest users, resulting in social conflict.
Reuters
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Letting fear run roughshod over you limits your options.
Climbing Magazine
Usage of ride roughshod in English
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No government has a right to ride roughshod over their moral opposition.
The Irish Times
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He knew when to defer and when to ride roughshod to his end.
The Vision Splendid
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It will allow the corporate coach and horses to ride roughshod over democratic governments.
The Guardian
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They seem to be able to ride roughshod over everyone who lives around here.
News.com.au
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After all your talk, you're goin' to let that slave-driver ride roughshod over you?
Shining Ferry
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The new Labour government can no longer expect to ride roughshod over their own backbenchers.
The Guardian
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Thank God, he can't ride roughshod over my brother.
The Loom of Youth
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He's not just going to bring this in and ride roughshod over everyone's concerns, he said.
The Irish Times
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Caesar's done nothing but ride roughshod over every law in the book since he got back.'
The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
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You think you can ride roughshod over everything?
Five Tales
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This Christmas saw Nintendo ride roughshod over the competition, breaking sales records with both Wii and DS.
Wired
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We'll teach these magnates that they cannot ride roughshod over the rights of the commoners, confound them!
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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At times, Western feminist ideology does indeed ride roughshod over the concerns of delegates from the Third World.
Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
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But this is no time for, say, hot 'n' sour Thai creations that would ride roughshod over those bangers.
The Guardian
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We have allowed the terrorists on both sides to ride roughshod over the majority's wish for peace for too long.
The Irish Times
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Companies with big enough budgets can often ride roughshod over the planning system, beating cash-strapped councils and volunteer community groups.
The Guardian
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