Definition of make a good fist of
- Despite her inexperience, she made a remarkably good fist of chairing the meeting.
: behave, act
: to begin or seem to begin (an action)
: to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone
: the manner or style in which a thing is constructed
: brand
: the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person
: of a favorable character or tendency
: bountiful, fertile
: handsome, attractive
: something that is good
: something conforming to the moral order of the universe
: praiseworthy character : goodness
: well
used as an intensive
: the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers
: the hand closed as in grasping : clutch
: index
: to grip with the fist : handle
: to clench into a fist
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