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ruled with an iron hand — ruled with an iron fist, dictated, ruled in tyranny … English contemporary dictionary
iron hand — noun : stern or rigorous control * * * strict or harsh control: The general governed the country with an iron hand. [1840 50] * * * iron hand noun Strict, despotic control (the iron hand is sometimes hidden in the velvet glove, qv) • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
iron hand — noun Date: 1703 stern or rigorous control < ruled with an iron hand > • ironhanded adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
iron hand — strict or harsh control: The general governed the country with an iron hand. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
iron hand — noun Firmess, inflexibility, sternness. Reverend Harris ran Clerkebury with an iron hand and an abiding sense of fairness … Wiktionary
Operation Iron Hand — was a US military operation conducted during the Vietnam War. It was intended to suppress Soviet supplied surface to air missile (SAM) systems in North Vietnam before they became operational. Operation Iron Hand was in conjunction with Wild… … Wikipedia
The Iron Hand of Mars — infobox Book | name = The Iron Hand of Mars orig title = translator = author = Lindsey Davis cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = Marcus Didius Falco genre = Historical Crime novel publisher = Hutchinson release… … Wikipedia
(an) iron hand (in a velvet glove) — an iron ˈfist/ˈhand (in a velvet ˈglove) idiom if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that sb behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove) •… … Useful english dictionary
rule with an iron fist/hand, rule with a rod of iron — see ↑rule, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑iron … Useful english dictionary
rule with an iron fist/hand — (chiefly US) (or Brit rule with a rod of iron) : to rule a country, area, group, etc., in a very strict and often cruel way The dictator ruled (the island) with an iron fist. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
