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
Timoteus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Nudd	-	Welsh Mythology
Koharu	ko-hah-ṙoo	Japanese
Haroon	-	Urdu
Henrike	hen-REE-kə (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Tod	[tɔd]