Drive a coach and horses through something In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "drive a coach and horses through something", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Evelyn Nguyen calendar 2021-01-28 06:01

Meaning of Drive a coach and horses through something

Drive a coach and horses through something British verb phrase

To destroy an argument, a rule, law, belief or plan; to make something ineffective

The new evidence will drive a coach and horses through his argument.

The jugment drove a coach and horses through the agreement.

The new management changes and drives a coach and horses through the company's irrational rules.

His betrayal has driven a coach and horses through our agreement.

Other phrases about:

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To put an end to something

fall like dominoes

1. Fall in a sequence

2. Be damaged, destroyed or defeated quickly and sequentially

go under the wrecking ball

If something "goes under the wrecking ball", it is destroyed or demolished.

take an axe to

To damage or try to damage something, typically refers to intangible things.

kill sth stone-dead

To destroy or put a full stop at something or make something utterly unsuccessful 

Grammar and Usage of Drive a coach and horses through something

Verb Forms

  • drives a coach and horses through
  • drove a coach and horses through
  • will drive a coach and horses through
  • has/have driven a coach and horses through something

The verb "drive" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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