make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of something

make a poor fist of (something)

To do a very poor job of something. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. You and the lads really made a poor fist of painting the house—I want you to do it over again! Everyone seems to agree that the government made a poor fist of bringing high-speed internet to the countryside.

make a better, good, poor, etc. ˈfist of something

(British English, informal) make a good, bad, etc. attempt to do something: The Irish rugby team are hoping to make a better fist of it than the English did yesterday.

词组	make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of something
释义	make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of something make a poor fist of (something) To do a very poor job of something. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. You and the lads really made a poor fist of painting the house—I want you to do it over again! Everyone seems to agree that the government made a poor fist of bringing high-speed internet to the countryside. See also: fist, make, of, poor Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make a better, good, poor, etc. ˈfist of something (British English, informal) make a good, bad, etc. attempt to do something: The Irish rugby team are hoping to make a better fist of it than the English did yesterday. See also: fist, make, of, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: make a poor fist of (something) mice poor as a church mouse poor as a churchmouse (as) poor as a church mouse church churchmouse poor taste, in in poor taste dirt-poor
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