make it

Meaning

  1. To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous.
  2. To succeed in surviving, in living through something.
  3. To have sexual intercourse.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it.

Synonyms

succeed
B2
arrive
B1
go far
get in
come through
pull through
reach
A2

pull round

survive
B1
thrive
C2
flourish
C2
pass
A2
prosper
C2
make good
get through
get to
go off
hit the jackpot
improve
B2
make
A1
make out
manage
B1
outride
overcome
C1
pan out
😡
pull off
surmount
ride out
triumph
C1
😤
turn up
win
A2
work
A1

find time

have time
make the grade

meet with success

succeed in

become successful

crack it

acquit
30k

manage to

be
A1
bear up

be successful

bring off
catch
A2
catch on
come off
cope
C1
deliver the goods
Translations

réussir

es schaffen

arrivare
sfondare
sopravvivere
conseguir
farcela
sobreviver
donner

arriver à

arriver

arriver à temps

parvenir à

y arriver

triompher
😤

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