例如:
They thought they were only dealing with a little girl and, therefore, couldride roughshod over her. But that was a big mistake. They should not dare to have heisted her had they learned in the first place that she is a black belt in karate.
他們本以為她只是個小女孩兒,因此可以完全不把她放在眼里。但這可大錯特錯了。如果他們事前知道她已經(jīng)是空手道黑帶,肯定就不敢搶劫她了。
此外,這個短語還可以用來形容“踐踏法律”,如:
They are riding roughshod over the Basic Law。
他們的行為踐踏了基本法。