make it big

Meanings

verbmake it big (third-person singular simple present makes it big, present participle making it big, simple past and past participle made it big)

present singular third person makes it big · participle present making it big · participle past made it big · past made it big

informalTo become famous and/or successful.
One day I'll make it big and all my haters'll have to eat their words!
Synonyms: make it
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it, big.

verbTo become famous and/or successful.

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