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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Google counts on Nov 26, 2006
698,000 “roughshod over”
403 “rough shot over”
Analysis by Joe Krozel
To “run roughshod over” means to treat with brutal force. (Roughshod is defined in reference to horseshoes with projecting nails for gripping). It would not be surprising for one unfamiliar with the term “shod” (footwear) to imagine that the expression is actually “run rough shot over.” Perhaps this eggcorn conveys more a notion of haphazardous force than brutal force.
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Groupthink 2The idea here is to prevent insulation of an executive in-group from running rough shot over information and considered judgments from well-qualified …
www.headstogether.com.au/headway/04a2005.htm – 22k – Cached – Similar pages
[PDF] Microsoft PowerPoint – 9 b Scott Childs.pptFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat – View as HTML
rough shot over the UAO’’s, not giving them adequate. s, not giving them adequate. plans to redesign their relocations and was telling them …
cms.transportation.org/sites/rightofway/docs/2006_ch09s02.pdf – Similar pages
DRP in a Mess over Laws Banning NSS Personnel from Joining …... the party can credibly overcome the problem many will be left with the impression that Gayoom is riding rough-shot over political party regulations. ...
www.minivannews.com/news/news.php?id=795 – 14k – Cached – Similar pages
Amazon.com: ¡Ah Discordia!: Music: The Transit WarMeaty bass lines run rough-shot over “A Brighter Green”. The song is a mellow inspirational track. Driving riffs dominate the urgency that’s induced by …
www.amazon.com/¡Ah-Discordia-Transit … B000CRR3G0 – 110k – Cached – Similar pages
InfluxHe honestly doesn’t know that he is giving offense, or running rough shot over conventional wisdom. This is, I think, part of the genius of Cohen’s creation …
www.influxinsights.com/servlet/show?cat=entertainment – 39k – Cached – Similar pages
The Washington Note: Comment on Mark Warner May Say NO to …Hillary will run rough-shot over the Senate …that Scott Kleeb from Nebraska is a future rising star in the Democratic party…one to keep an eye on! ...
www.thewashingtonnote.com/mt/mt-comment … ry_id=1691 – 18k – Cached – Similar pages
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Sports article in the Corvallis Oregon Gazette Times, said,
“The Spartans ran rough shot in the MWC the first two years of the conference’s existence, collecting back-to-back 14-0 campaigns.”
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