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The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals.
Jay Griffiths

Meaning of "ride roughshod over" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RIDE ROUGHSHOD OVER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIDE ROUGHSHOD OVER

riddle
riddled
riddler
riddlingly
ride
ride again
ride at anchor
ride down
ride for a fall
ride out
ride the wave
ride to hounds
ride up
rideable
Rideau Hall
rident
rider
riderless
ridership
ridesharing

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIDE ROUGHSHOD OVER

all over
carry over
come over
get over
go over
hand over
hold over
hung over
look over
make over
over
over and over
pass over
piss all over
pull over
roll over
run over
take over
turn over
win over
work over

Synonyms and antonyms of ride roughshod over in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ride roughshod over» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIDE ROUGHSHOD OVER

Find out the translation of ride roughshod over to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ride roughshod over from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ride roughshod over» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

横行霸道,鱼肉乡里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasar por encima de
570 millions of speakers

English

ride roughshod over
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

roughshod पर सवारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ركوب على عرض الحائط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

помыкать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atropelam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাহুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fouler aux pieds
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menunggang kasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mit Füßen treten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スパイク蹄鉄を付けの上に乗る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

억압 을 통해 탈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nunggang roughshod liwat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi xe roughshod hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சண்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओढा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Binmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calpestare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jeździć wchodzenie w
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зневажати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plimbare trece peste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταπατούν τα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ry voete oor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

köra över
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ri roughshod løpet
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIDE ROUGHSHOD OVER»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ride roughshod over

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2 QUOTES WITH «RIDE ROUGHSHOD OVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ride roughshod over.
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Jay Griffiths
The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals.
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Charles H. Percy
I don't want foreign policy developed just by one party and ride roughshod over the other party.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIDE ROUGHSHOD OVER»

Discover the use of ride roughshod over in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ride roughshod over and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
RIDE ROUGHSHOD to ride roughshod over someone. To treat someone deplorably, despicably, and disdainfully. WNNCD: 1813. Source: HORSE. A horse is roughshod (WNNCD: 1688) when the heads of the nails that attach the shoes to its ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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Casual Lex: An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say
ROUGHSHOD. In your observation of others, you've probably seen a boss—or a spouse, a parent, or a child—ride roughshod over someone. Long ago this involved more than treating a person insensitively or brusquely. Medieval blacksmiths ...
Webb Garrison, 2005
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
ride one's high horse ring up ride one's high horse mbahet rende, mbahet me te madh, kapardiset, tundet e shkundet □ Jenkins rides a high horse with style and on this occasion rhetoric gave it wings. ride roughshod over sb neperkemb, marr  ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... consideration of other people's feelings * We should never ride roughshod over the genuine demands of poor people * These laws allow the security forces to ride roughshod over the human rights of the people Ride the crest of: Enjoy great ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
... his business actually grew. ♢ There was a big storm, but the ship managed to ride it out. ride roughshod over sb/sth, also run roughshod over sb/sth to act without caring about how you will effect someone or something ♢ He was a bully and ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
ride roughshod over carry out your own plans or wishes with arrogant disregard for others. 1977Times Literary Supplement Sociologists are notorious for their use of generalizing terms that ride roughshod over the particularities of history.
Judith Siefring, 2004
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The Daodejing of Laozi
Chapter. Forty-three. The most supple things in the world ride roughshod over the most rigid. That which is not there can enter in, even where there is no space. This is how I know the advantages of nonaction! The teaching that is without ...
Laozi, Philip J. Ivanhoe, 2003
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Property is Theft!: A Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Anthology
The intention was, in riding roughshod over me, to ride roughshod over socialism at a stroke, which is to say, ride roughshod over the protests coming from the proletariat and, in so doing, to take another stride down the path of reaction. (Go for ...
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Iain McKay, 2011
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The Fundamental Rules of the International Legal Order: "jus ...
This work, the outgrowth of a joint reflection by French and German international lawyers, attempts to reconceptualize the doctrine of hierarchy in international law by emphasizing that a clear distinction should be drawn between primary ...
Christian Tomuschat, Jean Marc Thouvenin, 2006
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Idioms and Phrases
Ride roughshod over Treat one harshly or contemptuously His father's money- power made the boy ride roughshod over others in the school. Ride the high horse Insist on being treated with respect He was the son of a minister and so he  ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIDE ROUGHSHOD OVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ride roughshod over is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jeff Probyn's column: Union right to ride roughshod over Leicester …
Samu Manoa The question of who is running rugby in America came under the spotlight this week as Leicester Tigers were forced to cancel a fixture in the USA. «The Rugby Paper, Jun 15»
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Regulators ride roughshod over academic advice
Academics can produce mountains of research on financial services, with insights of outstanding brilliance, but there is little virtue in doing any of it if the results ... «Financial News, Jun 15»
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IPL 8: RCB ride roughshod over DD on Starc, Aaron power
Delhi: It was a sweet homecoming for Delhi boy Virat Kohli as he led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a crushing 10-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in ... «Mid-Day, Apr 15»
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Kalpitiya fishermen ride roughshod over beautiful corals
The Kalpitiya coral banks are being badly damaged by thoughtless and unethical fishing practices and the continuous dumping of garbage into the once-pristine ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Apr 15»
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Arsene Wenger rages as Monaco ride roughshod over lacklustre …
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could hardly conceal his despair when he said his team lost their nerve, were not mentally sharp enough and got the result ... «South China Morning Post, Feb 15»
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Tweeters ride roughshod over Tory road poster
David Cameron unveiled a new Conservative poster today showing a long, bumpy road stretching away into the countryside. “Let's stay on the road to a stronger ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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Minister given a blue light to ride roughshod over academic rights
Most of us who turned away from a life in academia can point to a defining moment. It is when you know whether your own set of sensibilities inclines you to the ... «Mail & Guardian Online, May 13»

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