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What is another word for ride roughshod over?

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To treat roughly or without care, respect, moderation, or control

Issue instructions to other people in an authoritative or dogmatic way

To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way

To use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.)

To put down or control by cruelty or force

To disregard or pay no attention to (something)

To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot

To defy, break or ignore the terms of a law, rule agreement, etc.

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Verb

To treat roughly or without care, respect, moderation, or control

treat disrespectfully

treat inconsiderately

treat with contempt

show no consideration for

take for granted

“Criminal cops ride roughshod over prosecutors and juries and railroad people into prison or worse.”

Verb

Issue instructions to other people in an authoritative or dogmatic way

Verb

To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way

twist one's arm

use strong-arm tactics on

put the chill on

put through the wringer

hold a gun to one's head

force one's hand

play the heavy with

throw your weight around

rule with a rod of iron

lead by the nose

put the screws on

keep under thumb

be in the saddle

bend to your will

be in the driver's seat

push the buttons

rule with an iron hand

twist someone's arm

put pressure on

put the heat on

use pressure on

put the squeeze on

have someone do something

bring pressure to bear on

tighten the screws on

scare the bejesus out of

bring force to bear on

hold a gun to someone's head

put the screws to

put under an obligation

turn on the heat

steamroller into

exert influence on

put the bite on

bring pressure to bear upon

tighten the screw on

turn the screw on

turn the screws on

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To use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.)

trample underfoot

declare null and void

make null and void

axe^UK

ax^US

render null and void

knock something on the head

render meaningless

declare invalid

go back on your word

wipe slate clean

be an antidote to

make ineffective

render ineffective

give the thumbs down to

bring to an end

give the red light to

have change of heart

turn thumbs down

turn your back on

give something a miss

give thumbs down to

bring to a close

lay in the grave

put six feet under

get off the hook

call all bets off

bring to naught

do an about-turn

give the brush-off to

stand in the way

put a line through

fly in the face of

refuse to acknowledge

divorce oneself from

refuse to accept

wash your hands of

change one's tune

do an about-turn on

pull the plug on

close one's doors to

put the kibosh on

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To put down or control by cruelty or force

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

bring someone to their knees

bring under the yoke

put the squeeze on

rule with a rod of iron

rule with an iron hand

have under one's thumb

keep under thumb

gain mastery over

gain ascendancy over

gain control of

render incapable

render powerless

render helpless

throw your weight around

throw one's weight about

rule despotically

have someone under your thumb

be in command of

play first fiddle

lead by the nose

have the upper hand over

have ascendancy over

have the whip hand over

have upper hand

lay down the law

rule the roost in

wear the trousers

be in the saddle

have the upper hand in

have mastery over

exercise control over

be in charge of

be in control of

keep in subjection

keep in submission

cause suffering to

take away someone's human rights

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To disregard or pay no attention to (something)

pay no attention to

take no notice of

take no account of

turn a deaf ear to

close one's mind to

Verb

To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot

Verb

To defy, break or ignore the terms of a law, rule agreement, etc.

fail to observe

fail to comply with

commit a breach of

fly in the face of

cock a snook at

take no notice of

transgress against

not comply with

be in breach of

tresspass against

set your face against

hurl defiance at

fall outside of

revolutionize^US

revolutionise^UK

dig your heels in

break the rules

refuse to comply

pay no attention to

take law into own hands

take no account of

refuse to accept the authority of

kick over the traces

be at odds with

come out against

throw the book at

call into question

take issue with

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

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