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Definition

To do (something) reasonably successfully.

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In Context

  • "He had a go at the restaurant business and made a fairly decent fist of it."
  • "As Dodd – perhaps the only contemporary entertainer who might have made a fist of it – has discovered, in order to survive in a pitiless, hostile environment, you really can't beat a good drum."
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To understand even minimally.

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To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.

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To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.

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To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.

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make a meal of

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