make it

v 1: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He

survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive}, {pull

through}, {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: get a passing grade in an exams [syn: {pass}, {nail}] [ant:

{fail}]