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Meaning of iron fist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Ruthless and usually unrestricted control.
    figuratively, idiomatic
  2. An army's tank or cavalry branch.

Equivalents

العربية قُبْضَة حَدِيدِيَّة
Deutsch eiserne Faust eiserne Hand
Español mano dura ordeno y mando puño de hierro
Suomi rautakoura teräksinen ote
Français main de fer
Italiano pugno di ferro
日本語 圧制 圧政 鉄拳
한국어 압제 철권 폭정
Nederlands ijzeren vuist
Português punho de ferro
Română mână de fier
Русский желе́зный кула́к
Tagalog kamay na bakal

Examples

“Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

iron flint iron game Iron Gates iron gray iron grey iron group

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