ride roughshod

idiom

: to completely ignore the rights, opinions, or feelings of others
They accused the government of riding roughshod over international law.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For example, having a right to life does not entail a right to threaten another’s health or life, or ride roughshod over another’s life plans and goals. Nancy S. Jecker, The Conversation, 23 June 2022 Firstly, as a signal of intent to ride roughshod over all nuclear agreements, demonstrating its capability and resolve – domestically and internationally – to use nuclear weapons. Marion Messmer, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023 Judge Polster also seems to ride roughshod over the classic tort doctrines of joint and several liability. Michael I. Krauss, Forbes, 18 May 2022 But that doesn’t mean the U.S. and other countries should ride roughshod over international law and the U.S. Constitution to do so. Paul B. Stephan, The Conversation, 3 May 2022 Paul Alexander, a Trump administration official who tried to ride roughshod over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had words for both the FDA and the CDC. Helen Branswell, STAT, 20 Sep. 2021 Many fiction films ride roughshod over their backgrounds. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2021 Relations appeared to become further strained Monday following reports that Britain's Conservative government was attempting to unilaterally ride roughshod over its divorce agreement with the EU that paved the way for the U.K.'s smooth departure earlier this year. Fox News, 8 Sep. 2020 In the book, the most powerful figures are corporate entities such as Jungle and the shadowy conglomerate Paul, which rules everything on Mui: Although their leadership is invisible, their decisions ride roughshod over everyone else. Madeline Leung Coleman, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2020 See More

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“Ride roughshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20roughshod. Accessed 8 Jun. 2023.

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