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make a good fist of

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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