trample someone or something down

trample someone or something down
trample someone or something down
to crush down someone or something with the feet. •

Stay out of crowds at rock concerts. Those kids will trample you down if they get excited.

The cows trampled down the stalks of corn.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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