ALL meanings of make it
make it
M m - noun make it the act or process of making. 1
- noun make it quantity made; output. 1
- noun make it Cards. the act of naming the trump, or the suit named as trump. 1
- noun make it Electricity. the closing of an electric circuit. 1
- noun make it Jewelry. the excellence of a polished diamond with regard to proportion, symmetry, and finish. 1
- noun make it Slang. identifying information about a person or thing from police records: He radioed headquarters for a make on the car's license plate. 1
- idioms make it make a play for, to try to get: He made a play for his brother's girlfriend. They made a play for control of the company's stock. 1
- idioms make it make as if / as though, Informal. to act as if; pretend: We will make as if to leave, then come back and surprise him. 1
- idioms make it make away with, to steal: The clerk made away with the cash and checks. to destroy; kill: He made away with his enemies. to get rid of. to consume, drink, or eat completely: The boys made away with the contents of the refrigerator. 1
- idioms make it make believe, to pretend; imagine: The little girl dressed in a sheet and made believe she was a ghost. 1
- idioms make it make (so) bold, to have the temerity; be so rash; dare: May I make so bold as to suggest that you stand when they enter? 1
- idioms make it make book, Slang. to take bets and give odds. to make a business of this. 1
- idioms make it make colors, Nautical. to hoist an ensign, as on board a warship. 1
- idioms make it make do, to function, manage, or operate, usually on a deprivation level with minimal requirements: During the war we had no butter or coffee, so we had to make do without them. 1
- idioms make it make good, to provide restitution or reparation for: The bank teller made good the shortage and was given a light sentence. to succeed: Talent and training are necessary to make good in some fields. to fulfill: He made good on his promise. Navigation. to compute (a course) allowing for leeway and compass deviation. 1
- idioms make it make heavy weather, Nautical. to roll and pitch in heavy seas. to progress laboriously; struggle, especially to struggle needlessly: I am making heavy weather with my income tax return. 1
- idioms make it make it, Informal. to achieve a specific goal: to make it to the train; to make it through college. Informal. to succeed in general: He'll never make it in business. Slang. to have sexual intercourse. 1
- idioms make it make it so, Nautical. strike the ship's bell accordingly: said by the officer of the watch when the hour is announced. 1
- idioms make it make like, Informal. to try or pretend to be like; imitate: I'm going to go out and make like a gardener. 1
- idioms make it make one's manners, Southern U.S. to perform an appropriate or expected social courtesy. Older Use. to bow or curtsy. 1
- idioms make it make sail, Nautical. to set sails. to brace the yards of a ship that has been hove to in order to make headway. 1
- idioms make it make time. time (def 52). 1
- idioms make it make water, to urinate. Nautical. (of a hull) to leak. 1
- idioms make it make with, Slang. to operate; use: Let's make with the feet. to bring about; provide or produce: He makes with the big ideas, but can't follow through. 1
- idioms make it on the make, Informal. seeking to improve one's social or financial position, usually at the expense of others or of principle. increasing; advancing. Slang. seeking amorous or sexual relations: The park was swarming with sailors on the make. 1
- idioms make it put the make on, Slang. to make sexual overtures to. 1
- noun make it succeed 1
- noun make it ensure it is 1
- verbal expression make it arrive on time 1
- verb make it Used other than as an idiom: see make, it. 0
- verb make it (Idiomatic) 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. 0
- verb make it (Idiomatic) to succeed in surviving, in living through something. 0
- noun make it to be successful in doing something 0
- noun make it to have sexual intercourse 0
- noun make it to inject a narcotic drug 0
- noun make it to do or achieve a certain thing 0
- noun make it to have sexual intercourse (with) 0