running roughshod over
Disregarding others completely
Running roughshod over someone means treating them with brutal disregard, trampling their interests or objections.
The phrase comes from horses shod with protruding nails for better traction—useful on icy roads but devastating if the horse stepped on anything.
Now entirely figurative: The developer ran roughshod over neighborhood concerns.
Corporate interests running roughshod over environmental protections.
- bulldozeDemolish using heavy equipment
- tramplingCrushing underfoot repeatedly
- overrideCancel by authority
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- disregardingDeliberately not considering
steamrolling · running over · tyrannical · overbearing · iron fist · power · insensitive · intimidating · uncompromising · ruthlessness · coercion · pushing around · authoritative · cruelty · dictatorial · arrogance · crushing · brute force
running roughshod overrespecting
About; on the topic
honoring · accommodating · heeding · considering · valuing
running roughshod overconsulting
Giving expert advice professionally
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