单词 | hard fist |
释义 | > as lemmashard fist hard fist n. (a) an unwillingness to part with money (cf. hard-fisted adj.); (b) a willingness and ability to fight; a tough, ruthless approach (cf. iron fist n.). ΚΠ 1840 T. Macqueen Moorland Minstrel 129 Forbidding churl,..whose hard fist ne'er parted with an alms, Unless he hop'd for usury in heaven!] 1844 Punch 7 162/1 Michael Gibbs Mayor! He of the hard fist the Lord of City hospitality! 1863 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Oct. 421/2 The students..must bring not the delicately gloved hand, but the hard fist of determination and perseverance. 1889 Universal Rev. 3 190 Ned's mother was known..for a tight hand and a hard fist if ever there was one; and she'd be bound not to be best pleased to have a penniless lass like Elsie on her hands. 1916 Papers & Proc. Amer. Sociol. Soc. 10 31 The corresponding political achievement may well require the hard fist as well as the brave and generous heart of a Tom Brown among the nations. 1962 Life 7 Sept. 70 a/3 He led his own organization with a hard fist and was not above using Soviet tactics. 2010 Sun (Nexis) 18 Dec. 4 Sir Alex has had to live with this pressure day in, day out for over 24 years and still come out the other side successful. He has done it with equal quantities of a hard fist and a velvet glove. < as lemmas |
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