of/like steel

idiom

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

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Gary Works produces six million tons of steel per year. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 Large polluters like steel makers have said Europe is not doing enough to foster a shift to greener operations. Stanley Reed, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025 Canada now accounts for nearly a quarter of steel imported by American businesses by weight, while Mexico accounts for about 12%, according to government data provided by the American Iron and Steel Institute, an industry trade group. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 The latter came crashing down as well, trapping dozens of men, women and children beneath a maelstrom of steel and masonry. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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