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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0