rough shod

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Definition of rough shod in English English dictionary

roughshod
having hooves shod with calks or horseshoes that have projecting nails to prevent slipping
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do without conveniences or luxuries (especially with regards to time spent in the wilderness); live very simply, be satisfied with very little
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brutal or domineering
roughshod
having hooves shod with horseshoes that have projecting nails that prevent slipping
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unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"
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(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"
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Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse
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{s} equipped with horseshoes that have metal points to prevent slipping (about horses)
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disapproval If you say that someone is riding roughshod over a person or their views, you disapprove of them because they are using their power or authority to do what they want, completely ignoring that person's wishes. These laws allow the security forces to continue to ride roughshod over the human rights of the people. ride roughshod over sb/sth ; run roughshod over sb/sth to behave in a way that ignores other people's feelings or opinions
roughshod
(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping