| 单词 | to ride roughshod |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ride (also run) roughshod to ride (also run) roughshod: to domineer or tyrannize over, to treat without consideration; chiefly with over. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > oppress [verb (transitive)] > domineer over lord1563 overlord?1574 ride1576 overswaya1586 predomineer1594 to set (put) the dice upon1598 lord1671 to ride (also run) roughshod1778 domineer1796 1778 Aristophanes 78 The d—l ride rough-shod over the rascally part of the creation. 1813 T. Moore Intercepted Lett. i. 20 'Tis a scheme of the Romanists, so help me God! To ride over your most Royal Highness roughshod. 1861 Sat. Rev. Nov. 547 We remember that we have ridden roughshod over neutrals in our time. 1896 A. Dobson 18th Cent. Vignettes 3rd Ser. v. 149 The Doctor rode rough-shod over him with an inaccurate illustration. 1908 Harper's Mag. July 186/1 I propose to show this young man that he cannot run roughshod over this railroad. 1937 J. P. Marquand Late George Apley xiii. 155 I..do not choose to have my personality as completely dominated as yours has been. The Simmings are not going to ride rough-shod over me. 1992 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Sept. 36/3 In the past, governments have really run roughshod over the rights of women. 2004 D. Peace GB 84 103 They continue to ride roughshod over every agreement we come to. < as lemmas |
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