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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

lay down the law

tell someone what to do

throw your weight around

have under one's thumb

throw one's weight about

impose one's will on

use strong-arm tactics on

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

act the tin god

rule the roost in

keep under thumb

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

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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

in the driver's seat

keep under thumb

be in the saddle

bend to your will

push the buttons

rule with an iron hand

put pressure on

twist someone's arm

put the heat on

use pressure on

put the squeeze on

have someone do something

bring pressure to bear on

tighten the screws on

bring force to bear on

hold a gun to someone's head

put under an obligation

turn on the heat

scare the bejesus out of

try to persuade

put the screws to

steamroller into

put the bite on

bring pressure to bear upon

exert influence on

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

render null and void

axe^UK

ax^US

knock something on the head

declare invalid

refuse to fulfil

render meaningless

go back on your word

wipe slate clean

put a line through

be an antidote to

make ineffective

render ineffective

bring to an end

turn your back on

have change of heart

turn thumbs down

refuse to acknowledge

give the thumbs down to

wash your hands of

fly in the face of

bring to a close

lay in the grave

put six feet under

get off the hook

do an about-turn

call all bets off

change one's tune

do an about-turn on

bring to naught

give something a miss

give the red light to

give thumbs down to

pull the plug on

divorce oneself from

refuse to accept

shoot full of holes

take exception to

shoot down in flames

stand in the way

have no more truck with

have nothing more to do with

close one's doors to

put the kibosh on

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Verb

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

rule despotically

keep under thumb

have someone under your thumb

keep in subjection

keep in submission

take away someone's human rights

wipe the floor with

gain mastery over

gain ascendancy over

gain control of

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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

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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

be in breach of

set your face against

not comply with

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

be insubordinate

come out against

get out of line

take to the streets

stage a rebellion

rise up in arms

mount a rebellion

disobey authority

oppose authority

resist authority

take part in an uprising

refuse to obey orders

take no account of

take part in an insurrection

be at odds with

rise in opposition

struggle against

kick over the traces

show resistance

take up arms against

refuse to accept the authority of

stir up trouble

mount the barricades

protest against

refuse to accept

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