a firm hand

釋義

1. 牢固控制；嚴格紀律；鐵腕

   strong control or discipline

   Those children need a firm hand to make them behave.那些孩子得嚴加管教。

電影裡這樣說 · 4 部

• Just needs a firm hand, is all.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007
• She needs a firm hand, Sherlock. Miss Harrison, where is she?Enola Holmes2020
• It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910 King Edward's on the throne It's the age of men I'm the lord of my castle The sovereign, the liege I treat my subjects servants, children, wife With a firm, but gentle hand Noblesse oblige It's 6:03, and the heirs to my dominion are scrubbed and tubbed And adequately fed And so I'll pat them on the head and send them off to bed Ah, lordly is the life I leadMary Poppins1964
• I mean, your firm is hands down the Rolls Royce of local real estate firms and your personal sales record is...American Beauty1999

在完整場景裡學

• 福爾摩斯小姐：失蹤的侯爵2020
  • 當面頂撞兩個哥哥：one's own company（自得其樂）
  • 母親失蹤留下暗號：unpick（一點點拆解）
  • 火車上躲追兵：leave someone stranded（困在原地）
• 美國麗人1999
  • 上司暗示寫說明保飯碗：cut corners（省成本）
  • 餐桌冷場吵到散場：come right out and say（直截了當地說）
  • 新鄰居上門送菜被當成推銷：cut to the chase（直奔主題）

同一詞條的短語

• be on firm ground
• take a firm line
• hold firm
• stand fast
• firm up
• firm up