make a fist of

Verb

To do (something) reasonably successfully.

Japanese Meaning

なんとかうまくやる / 上手くこなす / 一定の成功を収める

Despite having only a few tools, he managed to make a fist of fixing the leaking pipe.

道具がほとんどないにもかかわらず、彼は漏れているパイプの修理をまずまずうまくやった。

Sense（1）

To do (something) reasonably successfully.

He had a go at the restaurant business and made a fairly decent fist of it.

makes a fist of

（ present singular third-person ）

making a fist of

（ participle present ）

made a fist of

（ participle past ）

made a fist of

（ past ）