run roughshod

idiom

US
: to completely ignore the opinions, rights, or feelings of others
He achieved success by ruthlessly running roughshod over anyone who got in his way.

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Related article Tracking Trump’s overhaul of the federal workforce The Department of Government Efficiency has run roughshod on the federal government, slashing funding, scrapping contracts and laying off droves of federal workers. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025 Aspinall has run roughshod through everyone he’s faced in the UFC, earning a stoppage in each of his wins. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 If Trump is smart and resists letting Elon Musk run roughshod by cutting Medicaid and Social Security, and Democrats don’t find a message and some new leaders, they will get blitzed in the mid-terms. Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025 Pantoja has run roughshod through the current crop of flyweight contenders. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for run roughshod

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“Run roughshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20roughshod. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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