hod Idiom

run roughshod

force his way, step on people The foreman is mean. He'll try to run roughshod over you.

chode

1. a derogatory term. Notes: in many areas, refers to the portion of skip between the scrotum and anus. Therefore, being a chode is undesirable. In other areas, the word lacks a true translation, the closest equivalent being moron: "You are such a chode!" or "You chode!"
2. a short, stubby penis

whodi

used to address someone as a friend, as in "What's up whodie", in the same way as words like "homey", "money", "playa" or "dogg"

ride roughshod over

Idiom(s): ride roughshod over sb or sth

Theme: KINDNESS - LACKING

to treat someone or something with disdain or scorn.
• Tom seems to ride roughshod over his friends.
• You shouldn't have come into our town to ride roughshod over our laws and our traditions.

have method in one's madness

Idiom(s): have method in one's madness

Theme: PURPOSE

to have a purpose in what one is doing, even though it seems to be mad.
• What I'm doing may look strange, but there is method in my madness.
• Wait until she finishes; then you'll see that there is method in her madness.

Method in his madness

If there's method in someone's madness, they do things in a strange and unorthodox way, but manage to get results.

Ride roughshod

If someone rides roughshod over other people, they impose their will without caring at all for other people's feelings.

Method To My Madness

Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason.

method in (to) one's madness|madness|method|method

n. phr. A plan or organization of ideas hard to perceive at first, but that becomes noticeable after longer and closer examination. We thought he was crazy to threaten to resign from the university but, when he was offered a tenured full professorship, we realized that there had been method in his madness.

ride roughshod over|ride|roughshod

v. phr. To do as you wish without considering the wishes of (another person); treat with scorn or lack of courtesy; show no sympathy for. The city officials rode roughshod over the people who did not want their homes torn down for a new school. The boss rode roughshod over the men when they asked for higher wages.

whodunit

n. A detective story; a murder story; a thriller. Agatha Christie was a true master of the whodunit.

method

method
1.
the Method
a realistic style of acting in which the actor strives for close personal identification with the role being played
2.
the Method
a realistic style of acting in which the actor strives for close personal identification with the role being played

method in one's madness

method in one's madness
An underlying purpose in crazy behavior, as in Harry takes seemingly random trips around the country but there's method to his madness—he's checking on real estate values. This expression comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet (2:2): “Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.” For a modern equivalent, see crazy like a fox.

roughshod

roughshod
ride roughshod over
to treat in a harsh, arrogant, inconsiderate manner; domineer over

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