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• make a poor fist of — Brit informal : to do (something) badly He made a poor fist of explaining his reasons. • • • Main Entry: ↑fist make a poor fist of see ↑fist • • • Main Entry: ↑poor …   Useful english dictionary

• make a poor fist of — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

• make a poor fist of something — make a good/​poor fist of something british old fashioned phrase to be successful/​unsuccessful in your attempt to do something Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: fist * * * make a better, good, poor,… …   Useful english dictionary

• make a poor fist of something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

• make a poor fist of doing something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

• make a bad fist of — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

• make a good fist of something — make a good/​poor fist of something british old fashioned phrase to be successful/​unsuccessful in your attempt to do something Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: fist * * * make a better, good, poor,… …   Useful english dictionary

• make a bad fist of something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

• make a bad fist of doing something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us …   New idioms dictionary

• make a better fist of something — make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of sth idiom (BrE, old fashioned, informal) to make a good, bad, etc. attempt to do sth Main entry: ↑fistidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• fist — /fɪst / (say fist) noun 1. the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm. 2. Colloquial the hand. 3. Colloquial a person s handwriting. 4. Printing the index sign. See index (def. 6). –verb (t) 5. to strike with the fist. 6. to …