Idiom
iron fist
Meaning
Ruthless and usually unrestricted control.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The manager rules the office with an iron fist.”
“The dictator controlled every aspect of the country's daily life with an iron fist.”
“Although the company appeared democratic on the surface, the CEO governed the entire organization with an iron fist, allowing no dissent from his subordinates.”
Examples
simple
“The manager rules the office with an iron fist.”
contextual
“The dictator controlled every aspect of the country's daily life with an iron fist.”
complex
“Although the company appeared democratic on the surface, the CEO governed the entire organization with an iron fist, allowing no dissent from his subordinates.”
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