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riding roughshod over

riding roughshod over is the present participle and gerund 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 riding roughshod over

alternative formrunning roughshod over

Questions about riding roughshod over

What is riding roughshod over the present participle and gerund of?
Riding roughshod over is the present participle and gerund of ride roughshod over.

Words near riding roughshod over in the dictionary

  1. riding rantipole
  2. riding rhyme
  3. riding rhymes
  4. riding robe
  5. riding robes
  6. riding roughshod over
  7. riding rusty
  8. riding sail
  9. riding sails
  10. riding Saint George
  11. riding school

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