Idiom
Make a better fist.
If someone makes a better fist of doing something, they do a better job.
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Can Argentina make a better fist of it this time round?
Jools should have made a better fist of the interview though!
But who, pray, did the twitterocracy think made a better fist of it?
Or a better fist of sticking it to good old Nigel?
The Colombian judiciary has made a better fist of things with the armed forces.
Over-promoted politicians sometimes make a better fist of their second careers.
Unless they make a better fist of it than of vetting corporate governance and executive pay, expect more volatile times.
Although he makes a better fist of representing London than Woody Allen did, the director falls into cliché.
England meanwhile made a better fist of the start of their innings, going into lunch 13/0 after 3 overs.
Lagarde and Kim say the world needs to make a better fist of tackling inequality – hooray to that.
He now runs JPMorgan Chase, where he has, so far, made a better fist of creating an efficient financial conglomerate than his midtown rival.
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