n.
make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of sth
- 试图把(或未能把)某事做得很成功
to make a good, bad, etc. attempt to do sth
an iron fist/hand (in a velvet glove)
- (温和背后的)铁拳
if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that sb behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove ).
make/lose money hand over fist
- 赚大钱;破大财
to make/lose money very fast and in large quantities