of/like steel

idiom

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

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The company could still entertain bids from domestic rivals, said Peterson, noting that U.S. Steel's mini-mill assets could be attractive to peers like steel products company Nucor Group, which considered buying parts of U.S. Steel before dropping out over price concerns. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025 Inside the plant, robotic arms plucked lids for plastic storage containers from the jaws of steel molds. Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024 The release of the new teaser trailer for the new Superman movie duly to be released this summer has set the internet alight, with much of the discussion centered on the look and feel compared to Zack Snyders’s dark and moody take of the man of steel. Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Tiny House Modern Prefab Steel Home, 20-feet $11,700 at Amazon Made of steel, this prefab house comes backed with a three-year warranty and lifetime maintenance. Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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