of/like steel

idiom

: very powerful
He had a grip of/like steel.

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The mix of steel and aluminum results in an ebike with clean lines and curvy edges, something the company hopes will not draw so many Cybertruck parallels in this political climate. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 12 June 2025 Now, Wedge needs to factor in the doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs. Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025 As Dorman, Arca’s chief investment officer, sees it, people buy things for three reasons: (1) future profits, like a cash-flowing business (2) utility, like a hunk of steel and (3) coolness, like a baseball card. Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Dean Baker, senior economist at The Center For Economic and Policy Research, told CBS MoneyWatch there is about $800 worth of steel in each vehicle. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for of/like steel

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“Of/like steel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%2Flike%20steel. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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