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rule with a rod of iron — To rule with stern severity • • • Main Entry: ↑iron * * * rule with a rod of iron see ↑rule, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑rod … Useful english dictionary
iron — 1 noun 1 METAL (U) a common hard metal that is used to make steel, is magnetic and is found in very small quantities in food and blood: There were huge iron gates in front of the mansion. | iron ore | Spinach is full of iron. 2 FOR CLOTHES (C) a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Iron Fist (comics) — Iron Fist Art by Carlos Pacheco. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics … Wikipedia
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
Iron — I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.] [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Iron overload — Micrograph of haemosiderosis. Liver biopsy. Iron stain. ICD 10 R … Wikipedia
rule someone with a rod of iron — rule someone/something/with a rod of iron phrase to control someone or something in a very strict way She ruled that school with a rod of iron. Thesaurus: to be in chargesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
rule something with a rod of iron — rule someone/something/with a rod of iron phrase to control someone or something in a very strict way She ruled that school with a rod of iron. Thesaurus: to be in chargesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
rule someone with a rod of iron — rule (someone) with a rod of iron British, American & Australian, American & Australian to control a group of people very firmly, having complete power over everything that they do. For 17 years she ruled the country with a rod of iron. My uncle… … New idioms dictionary
