ride roughshod over
Dominate without regard
To ride roughshod over someone or something is to treat them with brutal disregard, trampling their concerns or objections: The developer rode roughshod over the neighborhood's objections.
The image comes from horses shod with protruding nails for better traction—being literally ridden over by such a horse would cause serious injury.
- domineerRule through intimidation
- lord it overBehave arrogantly toward subordinates
- trampleCrush by stepping
- boss aroundCommand others overbearingly
- push aroundDominate through intimidation
throw weight around · absolutism · tyrannize · authoritarian · oppress · strong arm · intimidate · steamroller · crack the whip · cavalier · disregard · browbeat · bulldoze · autocracy · tread · ballyrag · overbear · walk all over
- lord it overboss around, bully, intimidate, dominate, oppress
ride roughshod overrespect
Regard with honor
handle with care · accommodate · take into account · honor · coddle
ride roughshod overbow to
Yield in respect
empower · take into account · involve · include · give voice to
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