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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Comments regarding the buying of Greenland point at Trump’s desire to run roughshod over the desire of other nations in order to be more active in the Arctic – something that should have raised alarms in Canada.
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Patrick James, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
Jax is a classic bully of a heel who has run roughshod over the SmackDown women’s division, notably picking up victories over the likes of Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair in route to winning the Queen of the Ring tournament, which also earned her a championship match against Bayley at SummerSlam.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Certain companies have allowed Russian bots to run roughshod on platforms in some cases, according to news reports.
—Mekela Panditharatne and Shanze Hasan, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
More to the point, Sunday Night Football continues to run roughshod over the rest of the primetime landscape, as NBC’s linear TV deliveries (20.58 million) are more than six-and-a-half times larger than the average 8-11 p.m. show (3.09 million).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Patrick James, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
Jax is a classic bully of a heel who has run roughshod over the SmackDown women’s division, notably picking up victories over the likes of Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair in route to winning the Queen of the Ring tournament, which also earned her a championship match against Bayley at SummerSlam.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Certain companies have allowed Russian bots to run roughshod on platforms in some cases, according to news reports.
—Mekela Panditharatne and Shanze Hasan, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
More to the point, Sunday Night Football continues to run roughshod over the rest of the primetime landscape, as NBC’s linear TV deliveries (20.58 million) are more than six-and-a-half times larger than the average 8-11 p.m. show (3.09 million).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Run roughshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20roughshod. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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