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Meaning of make a fist of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To do (something) reasonably successfully.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“He had a go at the restaurant business and made a fairly decent fist of it.”
“As Doddperhaps 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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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