ROUGHSHOD


Meaning of ROUGHSHOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rʌfʃɒd ]

If you say that someone is riding roughshod over a person or their views, you disapprove of them because they are using their power or authority to do what they want, completely ignoring that person’s wishes.

These laws allow the security forces to continue to ride roughshod over the human rights of the people.

PHRASE : V inflects [ disapproval ]

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