make a fist of

present singular third person makes a fist of · participle present making a fist of · participle past made a fist of · past made a fist of · alternative make a good fist of

1. idiomaticinformalTo do (something) reasonably successfully.

   He had a go at the restaurant business and made a fairly decent fist of it.

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   As Dodd – perhaps the only contemporary entertainer who might have made a fist of it – has discovered, in order to survive in a pitiless, hostile environment, you really can't beat a good drum.

   2011, Stephen Griffin, Ken Dodd: The Biography

   Antonyms: make a poor fist of