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Make it
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- 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.
"He never made it to Italy despite talking about it all his life."
- 2 go successfully through a test or a selection process wordnet
- 3 To succeed in surviving, in living through something.
"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."
- 4 succeed in a big way; get to the top wordnet
- 5 To have sexual intercourse.
"Iris Steensma (Jodie Foster): “Listen, we better make it or Sport’ll get mad. So how do you wanna make it?” Travis Bickle (Robert DeNiro): “I don’t wanna make it. Who’s Sport?” Iris Steensma: “Oh, that’s Matthew. I call him Sport. Wanna make it like this? (starts to unbuckle belt)[…] “Don't you want to make it?” Travis Bickle: “No I don’t wanna make it. I wanna help you” […] Iris Steensma: “Listen, we don’t have to make it mister.”"
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- 6 continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) wordnet
- 7 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it.
"The blisters on my foot made it a problem to walk without a cane."
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