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iron hand in a velvet glove
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a person who appears gentle and kind on the outside, but they are firm, resolute, and even ruthless in their actions
idiom
informal
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The patriarch has always been an iron fist in a velvet glove. Everything was smiles and sunshine in his family, unless you made the mistake of ever going against his wishes.
