"make a fist of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes a fist of [present, singular, third-person], making a fist of [participle, present], made a fist of [participle, past], made a fist of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a fist of}} 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. To do (something) reasonably successfully. Synonyms: make a good fist of
    Sense id: en-make_a_fist_of-en-verb-53sKu0Zr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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