Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Steamroll"

A: To steamroll is to overwhelm something with greatly superior force or to force an outcome with brute force.

e.g. We steamrolled the opposing team 8 goals to one.

A: A steamroller (noun) is a giant, heavy machine that is used to flatten and smooth out new roadway. It is basically a giant heavy wheel that mashes flat everything it rolls over.
To steamroll (verb) someone is to use excessive force or authority to defeat someone or force them to do what you want.
"Their professional football team steamrolled our little team. It was a terrible mismatch."
"Just because they are Facebook doesn't mean that they can steamroll us and force us out of business. We are going to fight this in court."
In this case, a large, older man steamrolled over a child while playing football. He took advantage of his adult size to humiliate and defeat someone much smaller and weaker than he is. That is not something that an adult should do when playing against children, but Boris wanted to win.

A: It's commonly used for when something gets run over or trampled.

"She just got steamrolled by that car!"
"He got steamrolled by the crowd."

A: basically, it means that the whether they like it or not the bill is going to be passed. they can fight all they want but the steamroller is coming through. the dictionary I use says this is used in Japanese for steamrolling in regards to voting, if it might help. 強行採決

A: In casual, mostly gamer English, this means to do something with extreme ease and without needing to slow down.

I steamrolled through my homework before I even left school.

We steamrolled our way through the bypass exams, so we didn't have to take most of the pre-requisite courses.

The level 100 druid absolutely steamrolled her way through the entire level 20 raid!

A: In English, we don't often use the 'steamroll', an example would be "The team steamrolled their way to the victory". A more informal way of saying this would be to say "The team made their way to the top"