walk all over
Treat like dirt
To walk all over someone is to treat them with contempt or take advantage of their passivity.
The image is of trampling someone underfoot—treating them as beneath notice: She lets her kids walk all over her.
The phrase implies the victim allows or enables the mistreatment through failure to assert boundaries.
Authority to direct
- overpowerDefeat by superior force
- subjugateBring under dominion
- boss aroundCommand others overbearingly
- push aroundDominate through intimidation
steamroll · bulldoze · domineer · tyrannize · bully · intimidate · trample · suppress
Use opportunistically for benefit
- manipulateControl through clever influence
- usePut into service
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- prey onHunt or exploit
freeload · mistreat · disregard · neglect · string along · guilt-trip · leverage · parasitize
control
Authority to direct
- overpowerDefeat by superior force
- subjugateBring under dominion
- boss aroundCommand others overbearingly
push around · steamroll · bulldoze · domineer · tyrannize · bully · intimidate · trample · suppress · oppress
take advantage
Use opportunistically for benefit
- manipulateControl through clever influence
- usePut into service
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
prey on · freeload · mistreat · disregard · neglect · string along · guilt-trip · leverage · parasitize · milk
disregard
Willful lack of attention
degrade · humiliate · insult · slight · snub · look down on · condescend · patronize · contempt · disdain
walk all overrespect
Regard with honor
show respect · look up to · bow down to · honor · esteem
walk all overhonor
High regard, moral dignity
value · cherish · esteem · appreciate · stand up for
walk all overgive in to
over, walk, walking, sidewalk, walker, walked, walkers, catwalk, sleepwalking