make it (
http://definr.com/make it)
v 1: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He
survived the cancer against all odds" [syn:
survive, {pull
through},
pull round,
come through] [ant:
succumb]
2: succeed in a big way; get to the top; "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!" [syn:
arrive,
get in,
go far]
3: go successfully through a test or a selection process: "She
passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
[syn:
pass] [ant:
fail]