Idioms

a high hand

a high hand

An overbearing or domineering manner. You can't raise your kids with a high hand—you need to give them room to grow and express themselves. You'll have a hard time connecting with your students if you always treat them with a high hand. Why do you have to be involved in everything with a high hand? Why can't you let me just make my own decisions?
See also: hand, high
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