ride roughshod over smb.

ride roughshod over smb.: (или smth.)

тиpaнить кoгo-л.; пoмыкaть кeм-л.; coвepшeннo нe cчитaтьcя c кeм-л. (или c чём-л.); пoпиpaть чьё-л. чeлoвeчecкoe дocтoинcтвo, чьи-л. пpaвa; caмoупpaвcтвoвaть, дeйcтвoвaть дecпoтичecки

They thought they had only a girl to deal with and that, therefore, they could ride roughshod over her. But she would show them their mistake (J. Joyce). 'Oh! you take that tone,' he said, 'do you? You think, you can ride roughshod over everything? Well, you're very much mistaken' (J. Galsworthy)

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ride — I n. short trip by vehicle, on horseback 1) to catch, get; go for, go on, have (BE), take a ride 2) (colloq.) to bum, hitch, thumb a ride (as a hitch hiker) 3) to give (smb.) a ride; to take (smb.) for a ride 4) a joy; train ride (to go on a joy… … Combinatory dictionary
roughshod — adv. to ride roughshod over smb. ( to treat smb. in an inconsiderate manner ) * * * [ rʌfʃɒd] to ride over smb. ( to treat smb. in an inconsiderate manner ) … Combinatory dictionary

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