If you “make it”, you achieve a goal, you are
successful… especially with your career.
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1.
Frank Sinatra, in his song, “New York, New York”,
sings: “…If I can make it
there [New York], I’ll make it
anywhere…” He was saying that it was not that easy to make it in New York, but that if he could be successful there,
it would be easier in just about any other city.
2.
Countless aspiring movie actors move to Hollywood in
the hopes of making it in the
movie industry. Similarly, in the music industry, many people move to
Nashville, Tennessee to give it a shot
(try) and launch their careers
3.
To make it
in business, not only will you need to have good ideas or provide great
services, but you will also need to have a business mind and effective ways to
promote or advertise yourself.
4.
Do you have any ambitious plans, projects or goals? What
are you hoping to make it in?
5.
Do you think it’s easier to make it in a technical or in an artistic career? Is your chosen
career very competitive? Are there many people who are competing for the same
as you?
6.
What would it take for you to reach the “top of your
profession” - to make it, and
be in a position where you could say, “I have arrived!” Have you already made it?
7.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva didn’t make it the first time he ran for
the Brazilian presidency, but he tried and tried again, until he eventually
(finally) made it.
We'll make it!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Are you quoting Bon Jovi?:
Delete"Whooah, we're half way there
Livin on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear
Livin' on a prayer"
Could I use "make it" and "you did it" in the same context?
ReplyDeleteHi Sergio,
Deleteit depends.. try substituting "do it" in Frank Sinatra's song, "... If you can do it here, you'll do it anywhere..." That doesn't quite fit. It is OK gramatically... but "make it" carries with it the idea of being successful in a project, career, life, etc.
On the other hand, if someone exclaims, "I did it!", that might work for isolated actions/ situations. You could excitedly call someone after a successful job interview and say both: "I did it!" or "I made it!".... but thereafter, if we are talking about the success in one's job or company, we would have to use, "made it."
So the answer is both a "yes" and "no" for using "do it" and "make it" in the past tense... but if we are using the present tense form, you would almost always use "Make it" to talk about achieving something and being successful.