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
PtahPTAH, PTAHKHEgyptian Mythology
Elisabethe-LEE-zah-bet (German), e-LEE-sah-bet (Danish), i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Preethi-Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Sango-Popular Culture
Gaufrid-Ancient Germanic
TamraTAM-rəEnglish