«ROUGHSHOD»的英语 引用
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roughshod的知名引用和例句
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.
I don't want foreign policy developed just by one party and ride roughshod over the other party.
Agribusiness - with its wicked powerful lobby and its infiltration of top bureaucratic posts - essentially runs roughshod over the government agencies that are supposed to monitor it. It's the rich fox guarding the filthy, overcrowded henhouse.
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Roughshod Through Dixie - Grierson's Raid 1863
This book tells the complete story of one of the most daring Union raids of the war.
"On April 17, 1863 Benjamin Grierson led a force of 1,700 Union cavalrymen across enemy lines into Confederate-held Tennessee in a bold diversionary raid.
Dell launches the Norman A. Fox reissue program with the story that inspired the classic film Gunsmoke starring Audie Murphy.
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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 ...
James Turk was the only man left standing after the bank raid at Baleful went disastrously wrong. But he was soon up to his neck in a world of big time double-dealing where there was nowhere to hide.
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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.
“Holy SHIIIT!,” Estelle screamed and gasped in horror. “A bomb! It could have
killed us!” “You got that right!,” Plate told her. “Anybody here seen Councilman
Julius around this motherfucker!?” “He went to the restroom, Plate,” Roughshod
said.
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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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Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
The P—pe has settled the question; his Bull will be here in a few days with gilded
.horns and a bunch of red ribbons at the end of his tail,—and if he doesn't ride
roughshod all over England, my name is not Jolly Green! There need be no more
...
Riding roughshod over someone is to disregard the person's physical and mental
welfare. A horse is roughshod when the nails are left protruding out of its shoes
so that the animal does not slip and fall. Consequently, being ridden over by a ...
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HMRC debt recovery powers to raid bank accounts ride roughshod …
Buried in the hefty tome presented to the House of Commons at the Budget last week were these 36 words: “Direct recovery of debts – This government will ... «City A.M., 七月 15»
When bikers rode roughshod in Charlotte
When bikers rode roughshod in Charlotte. Closing case of five slayings in 1979 brings back memories. Reporters were assigned to dig out news of motorcycle ... «Charlotte Observer, 七月 15»
Boris Johnson rides roughshod over London's black cab drivers
Boris Johnson's 'outburst looks like an extraordinarily callous disregard for the livelihood of tens of thousands of London taxi drivers and their families'. «The Guardian, 六月 15»
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, 六月 15»
In Azerbaijan, Sport Runs Roughshod Over Human Rights
From June 12 to 28, over 6,000 athletes will compete in the European Games, a new event on the sporting calendar modeled on the Olympic Games. The host ... «Carnegie Europe, 六月 15»
Tories 'riding roughshod' over democracy as they axe watchdog that …
The government is "riding roughshod" over democracy after they quietly axed the watchdog that would have scrutinised the repeal of the Human Rights Act . «Mirror.co.uk, 五月 15»
Facebook rides roughshod over privacy laws
Facebook and privacy are not words that generally belong in the same sentence, but a Belgian watchdog has expressed surprise at just how little regard for ... «BetaNews, 五月 15»
Feral hogs run roughshod in Missouri
ANDERSON, Mo. — Danita Keaton was baling hay on a farm west of Anderson when she encountered a sounder of feral hogs. "There were six or eight of them ... «Joplin Globe, 五月 15»
Spurs run roughshod over Clippers in Game 3
The Spurs dominated this one start to finish, crushing a visibly winded Clippers team on defense and scoring in droves to boot. Tweet Share on Twitter Share ... «Pounding The Rock, 四月 15»
NBA Playoff Picture Update: Bulls run roughshod over Raptors, take …
With just a few weeks remaining until the NBA postseason, every night can impact the standings. The NBA Playoff Picture Update keeps you up to date on all the ... «Yahoo Sports, 三月 15»
