make a —— fist of (or at)

make a —— fist of (or at)
make a —— fist of (or at)
informal
do something to the specified degree of success.

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  • make a poor fist of — Brit informal : to do (something) badly He made a poor fist of explaining his reasons. • • • Main Entry: ↑fist make a poor fist of see ↑fist • • • Main Entry: ↑poor …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a bad fist of — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a poor fist of — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a good fist of — (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned to do something well. He made a good fist of explaining why we need to improve our public transport system. He built the house himself and made a surprisingly good fist of it …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a good fist of — Brit informal : to do (something) well Despite her inexperience, she made a remarkably good fist of chairing the meeting. • • • Main Entry: ↑fist …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a good fist — (UK) If you make a good fist of something, you do it well …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • make a better fist — If someone makes a better fist of doing something, they do a better job …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • make a bad fist of something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a bad fist of doing something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a poor fist of something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a poor fist of doing something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

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