JAMB - English Language (2004 - No. 53)
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Okonkwo manages his household with a heavy hand.
Okonkwo manages his household with a heavy hand.
like a powerful dictator
using the cane on every occasion
without tolerating weakness
like a heavyweight champion
Shpjegimi
This phrase implies that Okonkwo manages his household with strictness, authority, and perhaps even harshness, similar to how a powerful dictator governs with firm control.