drive a coach and horses through something
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdrive a coach and horses through somethingdrive a coach and horses through somethingDESTROYto destroy an argument, plan etc completely The new bill will drive a coach and horses through recent trade agreements. → driveExamples from the Corpusdrive a coach and horses through something• But how useful would such a right be anyway, if an intelligence agency can drive a coach and horses through it?• Callinicos drives a coach and horses through postmodernism; well and good.