iron grip
collocation in Englishmeaningsofironandgrip
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iron
noun
uk/aɪən/us/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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grip
noun
uk/ɡrɪp/us/ɡrɪp/
control over something ...
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(Definition ofironandgripfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofiron grip
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Williams had maintained anirongripover the party and forced all potential rivals out of the party.
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I stop; the heart seems seized in anirongrip.
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The trade unions have anirongripon the party.
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But hisirongripon power has turned his country into an international pariah.
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Is it not against the public interest that this vital commodity should be in theirongripof such a small number of people?
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All beyond were open fields; but this land was "held up" in theirongripof monopoly.
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He further said that we seemed to be in theirongripof a narrow logic.
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The big tensions in those areas before the second world war were snuffed out by the communistirongripthat took over in the post-war period.
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That way, he was able not only to maintain anirongripon day to day political affairs, but also to survive various attempted coups.
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The attacks are unpredictable and strike out of the blue with a feeling like anirongriparound the rib cage.
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By the rules of golf, all iron grips must have a circular cross-section.
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