make a fist of
Language: en
Meaning: (informal,idiomatic)To do (something)reasonablysuccessfully.He had a go at the restaurant business andmadea fairly decentfist ofit.2011, Stephen Griffin,Ken Dodd: The Biography:As Dodd – perhaps the only contemporary entertainer who might havemade a fist of it– has discovered, in order to survive in a pitiless, hostile environment, you really can't beat a good drum.
Examples:EN: Come on, make a fist of it!
ES: ¡Vamos, campeón! El tren pasa una sola vez.
EN: I'll make a fist of it, on the hoof, as it were.
ES: Le daré un puñetazo, en la pezuña, por así decirlo. Inteligente...
ID: Aku akan mencoba menjelaskan secara ringkas.
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