roughshod

rough·shod  (rfshd)

adj.

1. Shod with horseshoes having projecting nails or points to prevent slipping.

2. Marked by brutal force: Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks.

Idiom:

ride roughshod over

To treat with brutal force: a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition.

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roughshod [ˈrʌfˌʃɒd]

adj

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (of a horse) shod with rough-bottomed shoes to prevent sliding

adv

ride roughshod over to domineer over or act with complete disregard for

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	roughshod - (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping shod, shodden, shoed - wearing footgear
	2.	roughshod - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, savage, vicious inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
	3.	roughshod - unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition" heavy-handed domineering - tending to domineer

Translations

roughshod [ˈrʌfʃɒd] ADV to ride roughshod over sth/sb → pisotear algo/a algn
he thinks he can ride roughshod over the wishes of the majority → se cree que puede saltarse a la torera or pisotear la voluntad de la mayoría

roughshod [ˈrʌfʃɒd] adv
to ride roughshod over sb → ne tenir aucun compte de qn
to ride roughshod over sth [+ concerns, advice, wishes] → ne tenir aucun compte de qch
rough work n (= draft) → brouillon m

roughshod [ˈrʌfˌʃɒd] adv to ride roughshod over (person) → mettere sotto i piedi; (objection) → non badare minimamente a

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roughshod [ˈrʌfˌʃɒd] adv to ride roughshod over (person) → mettere sotto i piedi; (objection) → non badare minimamente a