RIDE ROUGHSHOD OVER


Meaning of RIDE ROUGHSHOD OVER in English

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. The boss rode roughshod over the men when they asked for higher wages.

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