1. iron fist - Noun
2. iron fist - Phrase
rigorous or ruthless control
Source: WordNetResponsible for wrapping the iron fist of authority in its velvet glove is Jane Axtell, head of the accountancy firm's Human Resources department. Alain de Botton
They wanted this iron fist to command them. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
But let's just say, I'm Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist. Liam Neeson
Hynkel, the dictator, ruled the nation with an iron fist. Under the new emblem of the double cross, liberty was banished, free speech was suppressed and only the voice of Hynkel was heard. Charlie Chaplin
The United States supported Saddam Hussein and made sure that he ruled with an iron fist for all those years. Then they used the sanctions to break the back of civil society. Then they made Iraq disarm. Then they attacked Iraq. And now they've taken over all its assets. p. 126-127. Arundhati Roy
she rules the office with an iron fist Source: Internet