Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make a fist of

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
make a -fist of
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do (something) reasonably successfully.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

makes a fist of (present, singular) making a fist of (participle, present) made a fist of (participle, past) made a fist of (past) make a good fist of (alternative)

Antonyms

make a poor fist of

Questions

What does make a fist of mean?
To do (something) reasonably successfully.

How to pronounce make a fist of

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