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rides roughshod over

rides roughshod over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride roughshod over.

Meaning of ride roughshod over

Verb

ride roughshod over (third-person singular simple present rides roughshod over, present participle riding roughshod over, simple past rode roughshod over, past participle ridden roughshod over)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To treat (someone) roughly or without care, control, moderation, or respect; to act in a bullying manner toward (someone); to damage (someone or something).
    • [B]eing in high ſpirits, after dinner, one of them being called upon for a toaſt, gave, „The d——l ride roughſhod over the raſcally part of the creation.”1795, The Festival of Wit, Being a Collection of Bon-mots, Anecdotes, etc. of the Most Exalted Characters, volume [I], Dresden: […] C. and F. Walther, →OCLC, page 48

Forms of rides roughshod over

alternative formruns roughshod over

Questions about rides roughshod over

What is rides roughshod over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rides roughshod over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride roughshod over.

Words near rides roughshod over in the dictionary

  1. rides out
  2. rides out the storm
  3. rides over
  4. rides pillion
  5. rides rantipole
  6. rides roughshod over
  7. rides rusty
  8. rides Saint George
  9. rides shotgun
  10. rides St George
  11. rides St. George

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