ride roughshod over
rough-shod
To do as you wish without considering the wishes of (another person); treat with scorn or lack of courtesy; show no sympathy for.
The city officials rode roughshod over the people who did not want their homes torn down for a new school.
The boss rode roughshod over the men when they asked for higher wages.
rough it
To live like primitive people; live with little of the comfort and equipment of civilization.
Scouts like to rough it in the woods on weekend hikes.
rough up
To attack or hurt physically; treat roughly; beat.
Three boys were sent home for a week because they roughed up a player on the visiting team.
While Pete was walking in a strange part of town some boys roughed him up and told him to stay out of their territory.
rough-and-ready
Not finished in detail; not perfected; rough but ready for use now.
We asked Mr. Brown how long it would take to drive to Chicago and his rough-and-ready answer was two days.
Not having nice manners but full of energy and ability.
Jim is a rough-and-ready character; he'd rather fight than talk things over.
rough-and-tumble
Very rough, hard fighting or arguing that does not follow any rules.
There was a rough-and-tumble on the street last night between some soldiers and sailors.
Many people don't like the rough-and-tumble of politics.
Fighting or arguing in a very rough and reckless way; struggling hard; not following rules or laws.
It took strong men to stay alive in the rough-and-tumble life of the western frontier.
roughhouse
rough house
Riotous play or commotion.
Шумная ссора, драка.
I told the boys they can play in the attic if there is no roughhouse.
They made a rough house out of a little problem.
Они создали шумную ссору из-за маленькой проблемы.
To play very wildly; be running around as young boys usually do.
"Stop roughhousing this minute," Grandma cried. "Your father will be home soon."
roughly speaking
Approximately; in general terms.
Roughly speaking, about 250 people attended the annual convention of the Dictionary Society of America.
roughneck
A low, coarse fellow.
The only boys in the neighborhood are a bunch of roughnecks, and Mrs. Smith is unhappy about the fact that her son is rapidly becoming one of them.