make it

Verb
  1. Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) (synset 202626004)
    "He survived the cancer against all odds"
    entail: convalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock
    is a type of: defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over
    same as: come through, pull round, pull through, survive
  2. Succeed in a big way;
    Get to the top (synset 202591952)
    "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!"
    is a type of: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win - attain success or reach a desired goal
    same as: arrive, get in, go far
  3. Go successfully through a test or a selection process (synset 202530710)
    "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
    is a type of: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win - attain success or reach a desired goal
    subtypes: ace, breeze through, nail, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through - succeed at easily
    same as: pass

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