| 词汇 | ride roughshod over someone |
| 词源 | ride roughshod over someone. A roughshod horse had nail- heads projecting from its horseshoes to keep it from slipping, and it’s said that similar shoes with projecting points were de- signed by blacksmiths in the 17th century for use by the cavalry on the battlefield. The gory spectacle of chargers with benailed hooves stomping over men in battle, or even the sight of a roughshod horse accidentally trampling a pedestrian on a city street, suggested the expression to ride roughshod over someone, “to treat someone brutally, without the least consideration.” |
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