rule with an iron fist/hand

rule with an iron fist/hand
rule with an iron fist/hand (chiefly US) (or Brit rule with a rod of iron)
: to rule a country, area, group, etc., in a very strict and often cruel way

The dictator ruled (the island) with an iron fist.

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