Definition of Ride roughshod

1. Verb. Treat inconsiderately or harshly.

Exact synonyms: Run Roughshod
Generic synonyms: Do By, Handle, Treat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ride Roughshod

ride along
ride alongs
ride away
ride cymbal
ride cymbals
ride down
ride height
ride heights
ride herd
ride herd on
ride horseback
ride off
ride one's luck
ride out
ride roughshod (current term)
ride roughshod over
ride shotgun
ride tall in the saddle
ride the bench
ride the coattails
ride the pine
ride the rails
ride the short bus
ride the wave
ride up
ride with the punches
rideable
ridealong

Literary usage of Ride roughshod

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Arizona by Thomas Edwin Farish (1915)
"NAVAJOS ATTACK FORT DEFIANCE—EXPEDITION AGAINST NAVAJOS BY GENERAL CANBY—NAVAJOS ride roughshod OVER COUNTRY— GENERAL CARLETON'S REPORT ON CONDITIONS ..."

2. In Slums and Society: Reminiscences of Old Friends by James Granville Adderley (1916)
"But there is no need to ride roughshod over anybody. We want liberty and common sense. We need to learn from all quarters in this as in everything else. ..."

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