mailed fist

To the north of Australia's slice of this wonderland the Kaiser was squeezing a hunk of the same island in his mailed fist.

Again the mailed fist struck the panel; an echo alone replied.

As soon as one leaves the hut the cold smites one in the face like a mailed fist.

To a brilliant living monarch we owe the phrase "mailed fist," a translation of Ger.

But she would not have it so, and she chose to follow the principle of relying on the "Mailed Fist."