make it
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Also, make it to . Reach a certain point or goal, as in Do you think she'll make it to graduation? or We finally made it to Chicago . [c. 1900]
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Succeed; also, win acceptance. For example, When he won the prize he realized he'd finally made it , or Jane longed to make it with the crowd from Society Hill . [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]
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Also, make it with . Have sexual intercourse, as in Tom bragged that he'd made it with Sue last night . [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
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SpaceX is reportedly attempting to raise $75 billion or more at a valuation of $1.75 trillion, which could make it the biggest IPO in history.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
“I don’t make it easy,” McIlroy said, and this was the truest thing he said all week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“I feel like once you hit like a certain threshold, it’s just like, ‘make it through this game, make it through this game, make it through this game,’” LaRavia said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
That’s after 14 vessels External link were able to make it through the critical waterway on both Saturday and Sunday.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
I’d checked my weather app a hundred times—worried we wouldn’t make it to DC tomorrow—but, thankfully, the forecast promised the snow would only last through tonight.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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