firm hand

*firm hand

Fig. [someone's] strong sense of management; a high degree of discipline and direction. (*Typically: exercise ~; have ~; need ~; take ~; use~.) I had to use a firm hand with Perry when he was a child. He had a problem with discipline.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Olympiodoros	-	Ancient Greek
Abigail	['æbigeil]
Thera	-	Dutch
MairÉAd	-	Irish
ÁGoston	-	Hungarian
Sumit	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi