English

Verb
en-verb|makes it|making it|made it|made it

1. to reach a place

#*2003, Frank P. Baron, What Fish Don't Want You to Know
#*:I was scrambling to my feet when I saw the car sliding back toward me, having not quite made it to the crest of the hill.

1. to survive, to live through something

#*1980, Will D. Campbell, Brother to a Dragonfly
#*:Don�t die, pal. You�re gonna make it little buddy. Come on, man. We�re gonna help you, and you�re gonna make it.

1. to become famous and successful

#*1995, w:The Presidents of the United States of America (band)|The Presidents of the United States of America, We Are Not Going To Make It (song)
#*:We're not gonna make it
#*:�Cause there�s a million better bands

1. to have sex

#*1993, Vladimir Paral, The Four Sonyas
#*:...a fellow who knew how to make every girl happy, but once he�d made it with her didn�t know where to go from there.

Synonyms
(3) make it big

• 2007-09-03 06:58 - Algrif - remove phrasal verb cat.

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