| VERB | stative | make it, survive, pull through, pull round, come through | continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | make it, arrive, get in, go far | succeed in a big way | |
| social | make it, pass | go successfully through a test or a selection process |
| Meaning | Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | The business is going to make it | |
| Synonyms | survive, pull through, pull round, come through | |
| Entails | recuperate, recover, convalesce | get over an illness or shock |
| Broader | get the better of, overcome, defeat | win a victory over |
| Opposite | succumb, yield | Be fatally overwhelmed |
| Spanish | sobrevivir, superar | |
| Catalan | sobreviure, superar | |
| Meaning | succeed in a big way; get to the top. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "I don't know whether I can make it in science!" | |
| Synonyms | arrive, get in, go far | |
| Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
| Spanish | llegar a | |
| Meaning | go successfully through a test or a selection process. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | pass | |
| Caused by | pass | Accept or judge as acceptable |
| Narrower | breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail | succeed at easily |
| Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
| Opposite | fail, flunk, bomb, flush it | fail to get a passing grade |
| Spanish | aprobar | |
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