rule with a rod of iron (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To rule with stern severity.
Forms:
form: rules with a rod of iron
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: ruling with a rod of iron
tags: participle
present
form: ruled with a rod of iron
tags: participle
past
form: ruled with a rod of iron
tags: past