iron fist

1. An army's tank or cavalry branch.

2. (figuratively)Ruthless and usually unrestricted control.

   Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist.

   Negotiate with an iron fist inside a velvet glove.

   eiserne Hand, eiserne Faust

   желе́зный кула́кželéznyj kulák

   залі́зний кула́кzalíznyj kulák

   rigorous or ruthless control

1. He rules the country with an iron fist.

   ruОн правит страной железной рукой. — marafon

   deEr regiert das Land mit eiserner Hand. — Dani6187

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2. Yanni runs this house with an iron fist.

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3. He can run the school with an iron fist.

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4. She was mousy and frail, but she ran the office with an iron fist.

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5. Boumediene ruled Algeria with an iron fist.

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