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ride roughshod over (someone or something) What does ride roughshod over (someone or something) mean?	to treat someone or something with disdain or scorn	The new teacher is riding roughshod over the wants and needs of the students.
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a leading question What does "a leading question" mean?	a question to a witness designed to suggest or produce the reply desired by the questioner	The lawyer asked the witness a leading question but she didn't answer it in the way that the lawyer had expected.

relative to (someone or something) What does "relative to (someone or something)" mean?	in proportion to someone or something	The house was not very large relative to the amount of money that it cost.
Stop cold What does "Stop cold" mean?	To stop suddenly out of surprise.
at the top of one's lungs What does "at the top of one's lungs" mean?	with a very loud voice	I cried out for my friend at the top of my lungs.
escape (someone's) notice What does "escape (someone's) notice" mean?	to go unnoticed	The fact that my library books were overdue escaped my notice.

you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink) What does "you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink)" mean?	you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you cannot force him or her to do it if they do not want to	You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink and no matter how hard we try to help my cousin get a job he will not make any effort to find one.
round off a number What does "round off a number" mean?	to change a number to the next higher or lower whole number	The number was 4.4972 but we rounded it off to 4.5.
bear the brunt of (something) What does "bear the brunt of (something)" mean?	to withstand the worst part or the strongest part of something	The small island bore the brunt of the tropical storm.
get in touch with someone What does "get in touch with someone" mean?	to contact someone	I want to get in touch with my friend when I go to New York in August.
in a pig`s eye What does "in a pig`s eye" mean?	unlikely, not so, never	In a pig`s eye will my friend be able to save enough money to go to Mexico for the winter.
two-faced What does "two-faced" mean?	: deceitful; disolyal; someone who pretends to be a friend but isn't.	"I thought he was my friend, but he's two-faced. He says nice things to me when we're together, but makes jokes about me when we aren't.

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Ride Roughshod Over (someone Or Something) Idiom