ride herd on someone — ride herd on (someone/something) American to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions. The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper … New idioms dictionary
ride roughshod over someone — ride roughshod over (someone/something) to act without caring about how you will effect someone or something. He was a bully and rode roughshod over his workers whenever he felt they weren t working hard enough … New idioms dictionary
ride roughshod over someone — ride roughshod over (something/someone) to act in the way you want to, ignoring rules, traditions, or other people s wishes. They accused the government of riding roughshod over parliamentary procedure. He cannot be allowed to ride roughshod over … New idioms dictionary
ride — ► VERB (past rode; past part. ridden) 1) sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle). 2) (usu. ride in/on) travel in or on a vehicle or horse. 3) travel over on horseback or on a bicycle or motorcycle: ride the scenic… … English terms dictionary
ride roughshod over something — ride roughshod over (someone/something) to act without caring about how you will effect someone or something. He was a bully and rode roughshod over his workers whenever he felt they weren t working hard enough … New idioms dictionary
ride roughshod over — (someone/something) to act without caring about how you will effect someone or something. He was a bully and rode roughshod over his workers whenever he felt they weren t working hard enough … New idioms dictionary
ride herd on something — ride herd on (someone/something) American to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions. The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper … New idioms dictionary
ride herd on — (someone/something) American to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions. The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper … New idioms dictionary
ride high — If someone is riding high, they are very successful at the moment … The small dictionary of idiomes
ride roughshod — If someone rides roughshod over other people, they impose their will without caring at all for other people s feelings … The small dictionary of idiomes
ride — ▪ I. ride ride 1 [raɪd] verb rode PASTTENSE [rəʊd ǁ roʊd] ridden PASTPART [ˈrɪdn] JOURNALISM 1. be riding high to be very successful or confident … Financial and business terms