fist

noun

/fɪst/

Idioms

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a hand when it is tightly closed with the fingers bent into the palm
- He punched me with his fist.
- She clenched her fists to stop herself trembling.
- He got into a fist fight in the bar.
- He banged a heavy fist on the table.
see also ham-fisted, tight-fisted
Extra Examples
- Diago pounded an angry fist against the wall.
- He closed his fingers to form a fist.
- He punched his fist in the air.
- I managed to duck his flying fists.
- She drew back her fist and threw a punch at his nose.
- She raised her fist in a gesture of defiance.
- She ran at him, her fists flying.
- She was holding a hammer in her fist.
- The man was shaking his fist at us through the window.
Topics Bodyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- balled
- clenched
- closed
- …
verb + fist
- form
- make
- ball
- …
fist + verb
- ball
- clench
- curl
- …
fist + noun
- fight
preposition
- in your fist
phrases
- clench your hand into a fist
See full entry
Word OriginOld English fȳst, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuist and German Faust.

Idioms

an iron fist/hand (in a velvet glove)

if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that somebody behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove).
- They promised that the army would strike with an iron fist at any resistance.
- The iron hand in the velvet glove approach seems to work best with this age group.

make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of something

(British English, old-fashioned, informal) to make a good, bad, etc. attempt to do something

make/lose money hand over fist

to make/lose money very fast and in large quantities

单词	fist
释义	fist noun /fɪst/ /fɪst/ Idioms jump to other results a hand when it is tightly closed with the fingers bent into the palm He punched me with his fist. She clenched her fists to stop herself trembling. He got into a fist fight in the bar. He banged a heavy fist on the table. see also ham-fisted, tight-fisted Extra Examples Diago pounded an angry fist against the wall. He closed his fingers to form a fist. He punched his fist in the air. I managed to duck his flying fists. She drew back her fist and threw a punch at his nose. She raised her fist in a gesture of defiance. She ran at him, her fists flying. She was holding a hammer in her fist. The man was shaking his fist at us through the window. Topics Bodyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective balled clenched closed … verb + fist form make ball … fist + verb ball clench curl … fist + noun fight preposition in your fist phrases clench your hand into a fist See full entry Word OriginOld English fȳst, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuist and German Faust. Idioms an iron fist/hand (in a velvet glove) if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that somebody behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove). They promised that the army would strike with an iron fist at any resistance. The iron hand in the velvet glove approach seems to work best with this age group. make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of something (British English, old-fashioned, informal) to make a good, bad, etc. attempt to do something make/lose money hand over fist to make/lose money very fast and in large quantities
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