| 词汇 | an iron fist in a velvet glove |
| 释义 | Idiom an iron fist in a velvet glove something that you say when you are describing someone who seems to be gentle but is in fact severe and firm.To enforce each new law the president uses persuasion first, and then force - the iron hand in the velvet glove. an iron fist in a velvet gloveA person who has a gentle, sweet, or unassuming appearance or disposition, but who in reality is particularly severe, forceful, and uncompromising. Tom is in for it now with his wife. She might seem like a nice lady to us, but she's an iron fist in a velvet glove. The new leader of the country rose to power with promises of democracy and equality, but as his despotic intentions came to light he soon proved to be an iron fist in a velvet glove. an iron fist in the velvet gloveIf you describe someone or something as an iron fist in the velvet glove you mean that they look gentle but in fact they use a lot of force. There is an iron fist in the velvet glove of the charming Irishman as he plots to make Leeds the top team of the new millennium. |
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