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roughshod::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | heavy-handed |
a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition.
roughshod::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of roughshod
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But Ackerman notes that riding roughshod over international law carries dangers.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Panthers ran roughshod over the Huskies and controlled the tempo of the game.
From the post-gazette.com
Rand Paul in Kentucky ran roughshod over Senate leader Mitch McConnell this week.
From the bloomberg.com
They ran roughshod over Miami, a team that tied for its division title in the ACC.
From the kansas.com
You will see how this same administration rode roughshod over your Bill of Rights.
From the infowars.com
The Federal Reserve is their front organization and it runs roughshod over Congress.
From the infowars.com
Trouble was, Helu more than made up for Martinez's usual roughshod running.
From the stltoday.com
In the House, more than the Senate, the majority can run roughshod over the minority.
From the sacbee.com
Mainly, these agencies ride roughshod over individuals and property rights.
From the ocregister.com
- (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
- Barbarous: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
- Heavy-handed: unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"
- Roughshod (1949) is a black-and-white Western film directed by Mark Robson, starring Gloria Grahame and Robert Sterling.
- Classic reference to horseshoes set with protruding nails or points that were used by cavalry to injure or kill foot soldiers by riding over them, but term also applies to hobnail studded FOOTWEAR, from Hittite sandals through colonial American shoes to JUNGLE BOOTS, which ruggedness and ...
