iron hand
English
Noun
iron hand (plural iron hands)
- (figuratively) Firmness, inflexibility, sternness.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, page 41:
- Reverend Harris ran Clerkebury with an iron hand and an abiding sense of fairness.
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See also
- iron fist
Anagrams
- handiron