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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"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

“That show changed my life,” Doherty told the outlet, adding that Landon advised her at the time never to let anyone walk all over her, and to be a strong woman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

She's a bit of a pushover, lets people walk all over her.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2022

Do they think I’m just going to stand idly by and let them walk all over me?

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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