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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Insomnia makes it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep.
From Science Daily
Of course, there are elements of it that make it what it is.
From BBC
"The engine is preconfigured, which is what makes it so attractive: as soon as you create a rough build, it looks really beautiful, it works right away".
From Barron's
And winning best breakthrough artist, Lola Young noted: "I'm not wearing eye lashes so I don't know how I feel about that right now but we'll make it work."
From BBC
Attwood describes her new show, The Heat as "a big tick for my career" as she was brought in to host, "doing something completely different by not making it about myself".
From BBC
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