iron rule
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“The iron rule of Korean dramas is that ... you need to be able to empathize with the characters.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2022
In 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died after more than a decade of iron rule; he was 69, according to official records, but some reports indicated he was 70.
From Washington Times • Dec. 17, 2020
So I’m gonna tell you the iron rule of family communication about politics: Do not try to change another family member.
From Slate • Oct. 18, 2020
After all, decades of TV cop shows had taught executives the iron rule that the viewers needed the good guy to win.
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2019
God's prophets of the Beautiful These poets were; of iron rule, The rugged cilix, serge of wool.
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
