iron hand

English

Noun

iron hand (plural iron hands)

1. (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.

See also

• iron fist

Anagrams

• handiron