walk all over

1. 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

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

“I used to walk all over, wherever. I don’t anymore. My guard is up.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I still have them. It was insane, dude! Eventually, I realized you have to love people for who they are, but you can’t let them walk all over you. Even when it was sincere and loving, it felt misplaced and mean.”

From Los Angeles Times

Young people from all walks of life sang in unison: “I went up to JD Vance and I took back my humanity/ Ain’t nobody gonna walk all over me.”

From Los Angeles Times