steamroller
Steamroller
definition
verb
they would have to work together to steamroller the necessary bills past the smaller parties
(of a government or other authority) forcibly pass (a measure) by restricting debate or otherwise overriding opposition.
noun
Then he brought in steamrollers to flatten the rubble like parking lots.
a heavy, slow-moving vehicle with a roller, used to flatten the surfaces of roads during construction.
example
‘People are now more religious,’ he says above the din of a 'steamroller' smashing chunks of granite into a foundation for the new road.
The UP government's mischievous attempt to 'steamroller' the Places of Worship Bill is a case in point.
But I also hope that, god forbid, if their magazine against all odds becomes a financial success, their love of books and concern for writers isn't crushed out by some corporate 'steamroller' .
If the Government has to 'steamroller' the ban through using the Parliament Act it will come into force immediately, bringing the prospect of huge protests and rural unrest.
But it lingered in his mind that if something arose that they had to 'steamroller' through, I would be the type to resign on principle.
A glance over the port rail revealed a 'steamroller' lying on the seabed at 70m.
The roadworkers used machinery such as the 'steamroller' and crusher depicted.
Pro-hunters fear that if peers refuse to back the Commons this time the Government will use the Parliament Acts to 'steamroller' a ban into law.
He wants to 'steamroller' ahead with plans to make people save for their old age, rather than compelling the state or the employer to contribute more.
Defeat at Trafalgar ended any hope of maritime supremacy for France, and thus any realistic hope of vanquishing the British, but Napoleon continued to 'steamroller' his continental opponents.
Global strategies can 'steamroller' people who have a profound insight in local markets for the grace of outsourcing and other large management techniques.
Every person who stands up in protest against the plans makes it that little bit more awkward for the powers-that-be to 'steamroller' ahead.
Brussels bureaucrats may try to 'steamroller' us into oneness, but people are stubborn.
I protested, but she ran me over with the efficiency of a 'steamroller' .
Yat-Kha's music is a hypnotic mix of rock and folk, played on electric guitars and traditional Tuvan instruments, which one critic described as ‘not unlike having a 'steamroller' driven over your head’.
The story is a 'steamroller' , flattening everything in order to make its ‘big ironic point’.
Clear the road and keep an eye out for the 'steamroller' .
after each truckload of earth fell, a 'steamroller' flattened it
an attempt to 'steamroller' the country into political reforms
victims of an ideological 'steamroller'
The 'steamroller' was now a rusty, immobile, piece of heavy machinery.
This wouldn't matter if the material were intrinsically funny, and the performances were strong enough to 'steamroller' the audience into acceptance of the authors' premise.
If Brown, Cook and Short have serious misgivings, he is running out of senior allies who would help to 'steamroller' any controversial decisions through Cabinet and, if necessary, the House of Commons.
Lyn never actually saw this fight, but she saw Marco the day after, and he would have looked better if a 'steamroller' had crushed him.
They simply want to 'steamroller' through developments that have no place in the town.
He's got an ego the size of Ecuador, bad hair, ugly glasses and the kind of ambition that grinds up underlings and flattens more decent people than a 'steamroller' at a Peter, Paul and Mary concert.
I think the council was trying to 'steamroller' us and gamble that we would not go to the district valuer.
He is concerned that Royal Mail intends to 'steamroller' its cost-cutting plans in spite of all opposition.
Only with this Labour Council do we have this naked attempt to 'steamroller' through a scheme without proper consultation.
I reach behind me and feel my lower back, where it had felt like I'd been run over by a 'steamroller' repeatedly.
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