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main de fer

iron hand

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iron hand An idiom describing strict, authoritarian control. It is often used in the expression « d'une main de fer » (with an iron hand), and may be contrasted with « un gant de velours » (a velvet glove).
FR: Elle gère son entreprise d'une main de fer.
EN: She runs her company with an iron hand.

Il élève ses enfants d'une main de fer.

He raises his children with an iron fist.

Il dirige le pays d'une main de fer.

He rules the country with an iron fist.

Main de fer et gant de velours.

An iron fist in a velvet glove.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Le dictateur dirige le pays d'une main de fer.

The dictator rules the country with an iron fist.