heavy hand
noun
—used to say that something has been done without delicacy or with too much force
a cook who has a heavy hand with the salt
went at the task with a heavy hand
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But here, King and Flanagan do it without a heavy hand on the macabre, even though the initial canvas is only a short-story format.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 June 2025
Rodriguez countered that the 2024 law was written with the intention of light, permissive enforcement, not a heavy hand to crush businesses that make mistakes.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Somewhat rarely for K-pop, Seventeen’s members have had a heavy hand in the trajectory of their careers, as their label’s founder, Sung Soo Han (whose official title, tellingly, is Master Professional), explains.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
The deportations could subject the refugees to perilous conditions under the heavy hand of Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 June 2025
Rodriguez countered that the 2024 law was written with the intention of light, permissive enforcement, not a heavy hand to crush businesses that make mistakes.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Somewhat rarely for K-pop, Seventeen’s members have had a heavy hand in the trajectory of their careers, as their label’s founder, Sung Soo Han (whose official title, tellingly, is Master Professional), explains.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
The deportations could subject the refugees to perilous conditions under the heavy hand of Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavy hand
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“Heavy hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hand. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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