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
HangaHAWN-gawHungarian
Mordokhay-Biblical Hebrew
Ferdinand['fə:dinənd]
Travis['trævis]
TanziTAN-zeeEnglish (Rare)
Idris (2)-Welsh