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Iron entered into his Soul (The)

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The anguish or annoyance is felt most keenly. The allusion is to the ancient custom of torturing the flesh with instruments of iron.

“I saw the iron enter into his soul, and felt what sort of pain it was that ariseth from hope deferred.”—Sterne: Sentimental Journey.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Iron Age
Iron-arm
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Iron-hand or the Iron-hander
Iron Horse (The)
Iron Mask
Iron-tooth [Dent de Fer]
Iron Crown of Lombardy
Iron entered into his Soul (The)
Iron Maiden of Nuremberg (The)
Irons (In)
Ironclad (An)
Ironclad Oath (The)
Ironside
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Irony
Irony of Fate (The)
Iroquois (An)
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