of/like steel

idiom

: very powerful
He had a grip of/like steel.

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Late patriarch Henry Phipps Jr. was a business partner of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025 Industries like steel, chemicals, and sugar have become regular users of these mechanisms, demonstrating their practical utility in maintaining market balance. Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 This is a mid-sized 222 that measures 34mm in diameter, and most importantly, gets a two-toned case consisting of steel and yellow gold. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025 The 'tracks' will all be completely static, a combination of tensioned cables stretching 150-300 m (500-985 ft), and shorter sections of steel rail for smooth turns and junctions. New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for of/like steel 

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“Of/like steel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%2Flike%20steel. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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