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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Chinese leaders tend to be engineers who are capable of grand projects but liable to run roughshod over individual rights.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
For example, free-market capitalism provides the most incentives to grow the economy, but the lack of rules often leads businesses to run roughshod over consumers.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
They were not elected to run roughshod over the electorate but to represent all of us with the goal of building a more perfect union.
—Robert Kesten, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Don’t let your inner critic run roughshod over you.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
For example, free-market capitalism provides the most incentives to grow the economy, but the lack of rules often leads businesses to run roughshod over consumers.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
They were not elected to run roughshod over the electorate but to represent all of us with the goal of building a more perfect union.
—Robert Kesten, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Don’t let your inner critic run roughshod over you.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for run roughshod
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“Run roughshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20roughshod. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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