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run roughshod over

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  1. run roughshod oververb

    To treat roughly or without care, respect, or moderation; to act without control; to damage.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of run roughshod over in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of run roughshod over in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of run roughshod over in a Sentence

  1. Mohamed Elmessiry:

    These are practices associated with the darkest hours of Mubarak’s rule if not worse. Egypt's security forces cannot run roughshod over detainees' rights like this.

  2. Ernest Bower:

    If the ASEAN leaders feel that the United States is investing in ASEAN ... that would encourage even the weakest, the most susceptible ASEAN states to sign on with their brothers to make these statements, no one in Southeast Asia wants the Chinese to run roughshod over their smaller neighbors.


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