phrasal verb

• 1Treat someone in an inconsiderate or exploitative manner.

  ‘people always walked over him and didn't treat him with respect’

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  • ‘don't let the cops walk all over you’
  • ‘To others he is nothing short of a ruthless builder of wealth and prestige with little concern for those whom he walks over to get what he wants.’
  • ‘She has money problems to rival the national debt, more people walking over her than a 'Welcome' mat and the requisite ex-boyfriend from hell.’
  • ‘He let Powell walk over him too much.’
  • ‘I'm not going to say you're so feeble that you let the tabloid press walk over you.’

  1. 1.1Defeat someone easily.
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     • ‘a slippery, trickier competitor could walk over them’