run roughshod

idiom

: to completely ignore the opinions, rights, or feelings of others

He achieved success by ruthlessly running roughshod over anyone who got in his way.

Examples of run roughshod in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Better serve For far too long, fossil fuel, mining, and timber interests have been given license to run roughshod over the planet. —

Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024 Over the last four years, Florida politicians have tried to run roughshod over the First Amendment time and again. —

Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024 The muting of the candidates was likely intended to make the debate calmer and not allow Trump to run roughshod over the moderators or his opponent. —

Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 June 2024 This is the natural consequence of letting Abbott run roughshod over federal division of powers and inflict his political designs on vulnerable people. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for run roughshod

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