drive a coach and horses through

Meaning: (British,idiomatic)Tospoil,breakor renderineffective(arule,planoragreement).2014October 2, Emma Dunkley, George Parker, quoting Pat McFadden, “Wonga to write off £220m of loans owed by customers”, inThe Financial Times‎[1]:These findingsdrive a coach and horses throughthe claim that Wonga has been lending responsibly.2018March 18, Denis Campbell, “UK anti-obesity drive at risk from new US trade deal, doctors warn”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:We’ve been told that No 10 is preparing to update its obesity strategy. Part of that must be to get us all eating more healthily.¶ But a sugary, junk-filled trade deal willdrive a coach and horses throughit all.

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