walk all over someone

walk all over someone
a) To dominate a person or a group; to have a person take a submissive or inferior role.
b) To easily beat a competitor in a contest; to win without much effort.

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  • walk all over someone — walk all over (someone/something) 1. to treat someone or something without respect. You shouldn t let him walk all over you like that. This new law would walk all over our civil rights. 2. to defeat a person or team badly. The Nighthawks walked… …   New idioms dictionary

  • walk all over someone — (informal) 1 be firm or they ll walk all over you: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, impose on, exploit, use, abuse, misuse, manipulate, take liberties with; inf …   Useful english dictionary

  • walk all over someone —    If one person walks all over another, they treat them very badly or unkindly, especially by showing no consideration for their cares or needs.     You must learn to defend yourself. Don t let him walk all over you! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • walk all over something — walk all over (someone/something) 1. to treat someone or something without respect. You shouldn t let him walk all over you like that. This new law would walk all over our civil rights. 2. to defeat a person or team badly. The Nighthawks walked… …   New idioms dictionary

  • walk all over — (someone/something) 1. to treat someone or something without respect. You shouldn t let him walk all over you like that. This new law would walk all over our civil rights. 2. to defeat a person or team badly. The Nighthawks walked all over the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • walk\ all\ over — • walk (all) over • step all over v. phr. informal To make (someone) do whatever you wish; make selfish use of; treat like a slave; impose upon. Jill is so friendly and helpful that people walk all over her. We wanted the man s business, so we… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • walk all over sb — INFORMAL ► to treat someone badly: »The unions accused management of walking all over their staff. Main Entry: ↑walk …   Financial and business terms

  • walk all over — 1) (smb) take advantage of someone, win a game easily They walked all over the other team at the football tournament. 2) (smb) make someone do whatever one wishes, make selfish use of He tried to walk all over me when I began the job but after I… …   Idioms and examples

  • Walk all over — 1. be domineering towards someone; 2. defeat …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • walk all over — Australian Slang 1. be domineering towards someone; 2. defeat …   English dialects glossary

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