walk all over

Idioms

Also, walk over. Treat contemptuously, be overbearing and inconsiderate to, as in I don't know why she puts up with the way he walks all over her or Don't let those aggressive people in sales walk over you. This idiom transfers physically treading on someone to trampling on one's feelings. [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

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walk all over

"We don't take enough pride and credit our own artisans, allowing others to walk all over it," Ms Vasudev says.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025

“I was in leg braces and had to learn to walk all over again.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024

“Hopefully people are recognizing that you can’t just walk all over us.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

It would allow people to believe we don't actually have to lay down and let evil men walk all over us.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022

One of these days these boots Are gonna walk all over you!

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

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