make it
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make it
verb makes it · making it · made it
- 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.
- 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.
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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
Similar: do it, get it, approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, couple, engage in sex, exchange flesh, have intimate relations, have marital relations
- 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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verb to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time
| Español | lograrlo, llegar a tiempo |
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| 日本語 | 間に合う maniau |
| 中文 | 來得及 /来得及 láidejí, 上岸 shàng'àn |
| Français | arriver à temps, réussir |
| Deutsch | es schaffen |
| Italiano | farcela, raggiungere, arrivare |
| Русский | успева́ть uspevátʹ, успе́ть uspétʹ |
verb to become famous and successful
| Deutsch | es schaffen, groß rauskommen |
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| Italiano | sfondare, affermarsi, spuntarla, farcela |
verb to survive, to live through something
| Deutsch | es schaffen |
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| Italiano | sopravvivere |
| Русский | выжива́ть vyživátʹ, вы́жить výžitʹ |
verb to have sexual intercourse
| Italiano | farsela |
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