English-Swedish translations for strike while the iron is hot

• smida medan järnet är varmt
  Nu är tiden inne att smida medan järnet är varmt: Il faut battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud, som fransmännen säger.Now is the time to strike while the iron is hot: Il faut battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud, as the French say.

Definition of strike while the iron is hot

• To strike a hot piece of metal, especially iron, with a mallet or other tool before it cools, while it is still hot enough to be shaped

Examples

• We should strike while the iron is hot and order some immediately, before they change the offer.

Related words

• strike
• striker
• airstrike
• strikebreaker
• counterstrike
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• strikethrough
• birdstrike
• strikebreaking
• antistrike