make a good fist of



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. (British & Australian old-fashioned)
See also: fist, good, make, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Link[liŋk]
Bertrandber-TRAWN (French), BUR-trənd (English)French, English, Ancient Germanic
Gunna-Danish, Ancient Scandinavian
Dilipa-Hinduism
Lilyana-Bulgarian
Vittoreveet-TO-reItalian