iron hand

iron hand

Reverend Harris ran Clerkebury with an iron hand and an abiding sense of fairness.


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  • iron hand — n. firm, rigorous, severe control ironhanded adj …   English World 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 — See also the Kung fu practice of Iron Palm. You may also be looking for an older term for Wild Weasel aircraft missionsFact|date=January 2008. Iron Hand is a song by the rock band Dire Straits released on their album On Every Street in 1991. It… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 — Synonyms and related words: administration, argumentum baculinum, authority, big stick, claws, clutches, command, control, despotism, disposition, domination, domineering, dominion, empery, empire, fascism, firm hand, governance, government,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • iron hand — /aɪən ˈhænd/ (say uyuhn hand) noun → iron fist …  

  • iron hand — i′ron hand′ n. strict control • Etymology: 1840–50 i′ron hand′ed, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • IRON HAND —    GOETZ VON BERLICHINGEN (q.v. BERLICHINGEN, GOETZ VON) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 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

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