run roughshod

phrase

US

: 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

The Tigers have made it to the playoffs in each of the last two seasons and appeared poised to run roughshod over an eminently winnable AL Central this year. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Such a position would run roughshod over the text and original meaning of the Constitution, and create a dangerous form of near-monarchical presidential power. — Ilya Somin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026

Planning is for those who want to be left behind, the tortoise gets run roughshod by the hare. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025

The Lions will need to run roughshod through Dallas, and Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery will. — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for run roughshod

• amphipod
• arthropod
• copepod
• decapod
• endopod
• escalade
• esplanade
• exopod
• gastropod
• goldenrod
• isopod
• ostracod