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rule with a rod of iron

rule with a rod of iron verb: to rule with stern severity.

Verb

rule with a rod of iron (third-person singular simple present rules with a rod of iron, present participle ruling with a rod of iron, simple past and past participle ruled with a rod of iron)

  1. To rule with stern severity.

Forms of rule with a rod of iron

third-person singular presentrules with a rod of iron
present participleruling with a rod of iron
past participleruled with a rod of iron
pastruled with a rod of iron

Questions about rule with a rod of iron

What does rule with a rod of iron mean?
Rule with a rod of iron means to rule with stern severity.
What part of speech is rule with a rod of iron?
Rule with a rod of iron is a verb.
What is the past tense of rule with a rod of iron?
The past tense of rule with a rod of iron is ruled with a rod of iron.

Words near rule with a rod of iron in the dictionary

  1. rule the day
  2. rule the roast
  3. rule the roost
  4. rule the school
  5. rule utilitarianism
  6. rule with a rod of iron
  7. rule-based
  8. rule-book
  9. rule-books
  10. rule-bound
  11. rule-breaker

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