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iron fist

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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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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