点睛评: an iron fist in a velvet glove

tycoon

帖子: http://www.readfree.net/bbs/read.php?tid=4596198
点睛评:   an iron fist in a velvet glove。   表面笑哈哈，心里毒又辣。

For example: My father always says he believes in the iron-fist-in-the-velvet approach, but when he is angry it's hard to feel the velvet.