the iron entered into someone's soul
the iron enters (into) (someone's) soul
Someone succumbs to depression, bitterness, or despair from being imprisoned or treated poorly. After just a year of that horrible marriage, the iron entered into her soul, and she became embittered and disillusioned to the entire notion of romantic love. I could feel the iron entering my soul with each day that passed working for that horrible man.
See also: enter, iron, soul
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
the iron entered into someone's soul
someone became deeply and permanently affected by imprisonment or ill-treatment. literaryThis expression comes from a phrase in the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible, ferrum pertransit animam ejus , a mistranslation of the Hebrew which literally translates as ‘his person entered into the iron’, meaning ‘he was placed in fetters’.
See also: enter, iron, soul
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- the iron enters (into) (someone's) soul
- write of
- write of (someone or something)
- gnaw
- gnaw (at) (someone's) vitals
- aching heart
- fall into despair
- throw (one's) arms up in despair
- throw (one's) hands up in despair
- sink into despair