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idiomrule/control sb with an iron fistto have strict control over everything that a group of people does, usually so that they hate you or are frightened of you:My father ruled us with an iron fist and would hit us if we disobeyed him.People are still distrustful of strangers, remembering the days when the secret police ran the country with an iron fist.iron-fist: Arrests, torture, and executions are all part of the government's iron-fist policy.
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