run roughshod
idiom
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.
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Oba Femi has run roughshod through the men’s division on his way to winning the NXT Championship at New Year’s Evil in January.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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The Department of Government Efficiency has run roughshod on the federal government, slashing funding, scrapping contracts and laying off droves of federal workers.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Aspinall has run roughshod through everyone he’s faced in the UFC, earning a stoppage in each of his wins.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
If Trump is smart and resists letting Elon Musk run roughshod by cutting Medicaid and Social Security, and Democrats don’t find a message and some new leaders, they will get blitzed in the mid-terms.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Related article Tracking Trump’s overhaul of the federal workforce
The Department of Government Efficiency has run roughshod on the federal government, slashing funding, scrapping contracts and laying off droves of federal workers.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Aspinall has run roughshod through everyone he’s faced in the UFC, earning a stoppage in each of his wins.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
If Trump is smart and resists letting Elon Musk run roughshod by cutting Medicaid and Social Security, and Democrats don’t find a message and some new leaders, they will get blitzed in the mid-terms.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Run roughshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20roughshod. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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