Example
“The new director rode roughshod over staff concerns and imposed the schedule without discussion.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
give someone the slip
Neutral · CEFR B2
to escape or evade someone who is following or pursuing you
hold the line
Neutral · CEFR B2
to maintain a position, decision, or principle despite pressure
no man's land
Neutral · CEFR B2
an uncontrolled, disputed, or undefined area where occupying or intervening is unwise
over my dead body
Informal · CEFR B2
a forceful refusal meaning that something will never be allowed
run riot
Neutral · CEFR B2
to behave in a wild, uncontrolled way that creates disorder
walk all over
Informal · CEFR B2
to dominate or treat someone disrespectfully as though they have no power
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.