Definition of make it Make it

We found 8 definitions of make it from 3 different sources.

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Verb

make it - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
  survive, pull through, pull round, come through
  succumb, yield be fatally overwhelmed
  get the better of, defeat, overcome win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
make it - go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
  pass
  flunk, flush it, bomb, fail get worse; "Her health is declining"
  deliver the goods, bring home the bacon, succeed, come through, win be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
  breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through, ace, nail succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
make it - succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"
  arrive, get in, go far
  deliver the goods, bring home the bacon, succeed, come through, win be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
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  • make it (Verb)
    To reach a place.
  • make it (Verb)
    To survive, to live through something.
  • make it (Verb)
    To become famous and successful.
  • make it (Verb)
    To have sexual intercourse .

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  • make it
    To succeed in a big way; to get to the top.

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