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make a fist of

make a fist of verb: to do (something) reasonably successfully.

Verb

make a fist of (third-person singular simple present makes a fist of, present participle making a fist of, simple past and past participle made a fist of)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To do (something) reasonably successfully.
    • He had a go at the restaurant business and made a fairly decent fist of it.
    • 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 of make a fist of

Forms of make a fist of

third-person singular presentmakes a fist of
present participlemaking a fist of
past participlemade a fist of
pastmade a fist of
alternative formmake a good fist of

Questions about make a fist of

What does make a fist of mean?
Make a fist of means to do (something) reasonably successfully.
What part of speech is make a fist of?
Make a fist of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a fist of?
The past tense of make a fist of is made a fist of.

Words near make a fist of in the dictionary

  1. make a decision
  2. make a dent
  3. make a difference
  4. make a dollar out of fifteen cents
  5. make a face
  6. make a fist of
  7. make a fool of
  8. make a fool out of
  9. make a fortune
  10. make a go of
  11. make a good fist of

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