Yet for all his roughshod opinions, Orwell was a gentle man who could be as fustily English as tea and crumpets. |
Criminal cops ride roughshod over prosecutors and juries and railroad people into prison or worse. |
Liberal Democrats believe devoutly in a pan-European state, which would ride roughshod over local culture and custom. |
In the book he shoots from the hip and rides roughshod over reputations, holding a modicum of his once monumental power and relishing it. |
However, it is clear that obstetricians cannot ride roughshod over women's choices. |
Factional power stifles internal debate, runs roughshod over democratic processes and promotes disenfranchisement. |