trample on

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Translations

w>trample on

vi +prep obj → herumtreten auf (+dat); several children were trampled on → mehrere Kinder wurden getreten; to trample on somebody (fig) → jdn herumschikanieren; to trample on somebody’s feelings (fig) → auf jds Gefühlen herumtrampeln, jds Gefühle mit Füßen treten

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References in classic literature

Aye, lighting from the boat to the deck, thus I trample on thee, thou paltry thing that feebly pointest on high; thus I split and destroy thee!

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