make it one's life

verb

To dedicate effort to a task, often at great cost.

“If I catch you smoking on the job again, I will make it my life to get you fired.”

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Meanings

verbmake it one's life (third-person singular simple present makes it one's life, present participle making it one's life, simple past and past participle made it one's life)

present singular third person makes it one's life · participle present making it one's life · participle past made it one's life · past made it one's life

  1. To dedicate effort to a task, often at great cost.

    If I catch you smoking on the job again, I will make it my life to get you fired.

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APA

make it one's life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20it%20one's%20life

MLA

“make it one's life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20it%20one's%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make it one's life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20it%20one's%20life.

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