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

To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way

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

To actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, 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

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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

To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way

push someone around

use strong-arm tactics on

lay down the law

have under one's thumb

throw one's weight around

lead by the nose

throw one's weight about

keep under thumb

be in the saddle

rule with a rod of iron

put the screws on

bend to one's will

push the buttons

rule with an iron hand

in the driver's seat

throw weight around

play the heavy with

have ascendancy over

have the whip hand over

wear the trousers

exercise control over

be in command of

play first fiddle

keep under your thumb

have the upper hand over

have upper hand

rule the roost in

have the upper hand in

have mastery over

be in charge of

be in control of

act the tin god

tell what to do

impose one's will on

put through the wringer

twist somebody's arm

put the chill 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

declare invalid

refuse to fulfil

knock on the head

render meaningless

turn upside down

go back on one's word

wipe slate clean

put a line through

be an antidote to

make ineffective

render ineffective

give something the chop

knock something on the head

bring to an end

eat one's words

turn your back on

change one's mind

have change of heart

turn thumbs down

refuse to acknowledge

give the thumbs down to

wash one's hands of

fly in the face of

pull the plug on

bring to a close

lay in the grave

put six feet under

get off the hook

call all bets off

do an about-turn

bring to naught

change one's tune

do an about-turn on

bring to a halt

step aside from

bring to a stop

put the kibosh on

give something a miss

give the red light to

give thumbs down to

divorce oneself from

refuse to accept

shoot full of holes

take exception to

shoot down in flames

stand in the way

relinquish possession of

close one's doors to

throw on the scrapheap

consign to scrap heap

put out to pasture

see the back of

have no more truck with

wash your hands of

have nothing more to do with

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Verb

To actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)

commit a breach of

fail to observe

fail to comply with

fly in the face of

take no notice of

cock a snook at

transgress against

be in breach of

thumb one's nose at

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

set one's face against

laugh in the face of

treat with disdain

take the piss out of

show contempt for

be insubordinate

come out against

take to the streets

kick over the traces

be at odds with

refuse to accept the authority of

get out of line

stage a rebellion

rise up in arms

mount a rebellion

take no account of

stir up trouble

mount the barricades

disobey authority

oppose authority

resist authority

take part in an uprising

refuse to obey orders

take part in an insurrection

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

have no use for

call someone's bluff

hurl defiance at

treat with contempt

put up a fight against

take a stand against

hold out against

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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

have someone under your thumb

keep someone under one's thumb

keep under thumb

gain mastery over

grind someone down

keep in subjection

keep under one's thumb

keep in submission

take away someone's human rights

gain ascendancy over

gain control of

gain control over

get the better of

wipe the floor with

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Verb

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

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