| 词汇 | make a poor fist of something |
| 释义 | Idiom make a poor fist of somethingmake 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. 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. |
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