Idiom of the week – Ride roughshod over someone
Posted by englishlessons on September 29, 2014
Definition:
treat someone inconsiderately or harshly
Examples:
Authorities disregarded the law and ran roughshod over the small group of protesters.
The new manager ran roughshod over the people in his department and ignored their concerns and complaints.
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