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

Examples of heavy hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When the heavy hand of government borrowing reduces private investment, jobs are at stake. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Use it sparingly on fine hair, where a heavy hand can weigh strands down. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Only scale once the pilot can be repeated without heavy hand-holding. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

By contrast, Langley has been relatively hands-off with her song, occasionally promoting it on TikTok or with notable live performances, but rarely with such a transparently or winkingly heavy hand, and not nearly as regularly. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for heavy hand

• ampersand
• beforehand
• behindhand
• bottomland
• contraband
• countermand
• dixieland
• fairyland
• fatherland
• firebrand
• hinterland
• motherland