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Definition of Ride roughshod
1. Verb. Treat inconsiderately or harshly.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ride Roughshod
Literary usage of Ride roughshod
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Arizona by Thomas Edwin Farish (1915)
"NAVAJOS ATTACK FORT DEFIANCE—EXPEDITION AGAINST NAVAJOS BY GENERAL CANBY—NAVAJOS
ride roughshod OVER COUNTRY— GENERAL CARLETON'S REPORT ON CONDITIONS ..."
2. In Slums and Society: Reminiscences of Old Friends by James Granville Adderley (1916)
"But there is no need to ride roughshod over anybody. We want liberty and common
sense. We need to learn from all quarters in this as in everything else. ..."