drive a coach and horses through (English, verb)
expansion: drive a coach and horses through (third-person singular simple present drives a coach and horses through, present participle driving a coach and horses through, simple past drove a coach and horses through, past participle driven a coach and horses through)
Senses:
glosses: To spoil, break or render ineffective (a rule, plan or agreement).
tags: British
idiomatic
Forms:
form: drives a coach and horses through
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: driving a coach and horses through
tags: participle
present
form: drove a coach and horses through
tags: past
form: driven a coach and horses through
tags: participle
past
form: drive a coach and six through
tags: alternative