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Jobb Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Make it

0 What does "it" in "make it" below refer to? 02br
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00 What Are the Odds? A Trainer With 5 Shots to Win the Derby 02br
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00If all five of Nick Zito's colts make it to the starting gate, it will be only the second time in the history of the Kentucky Derby that a trainer has put so many runners in the field. 0-
  

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0 "Make it" is an idiom and should not be split into two separate words. g. 02br 02br 00"If all five of Nick Zito's colts MANAGE TO REACH SUCCESSFULLY to the starting gate, it will be only the second time in the history of the Kentucky Derby that a trainer has put so many runners in the field.

  • 0 "Make it" is an idiom and should not be split into two separate words.
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  • 02br 02br 00"If all five of Nick Zito's colts MANAGE TO REACH SUCCESSFULLY to the starting gate, it will be only the second time in the history of the Kentucky Derby that a trainer has put so many runners in the field.
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0 "Make it" is an idiom and should not be split into two separate words. "Make it" in your sentence means "manage to reach sucessfully" e.g. 02br
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0 Why not used "in" instead of "to" in "I MAKE IT to university"? Could I change "to" with "in" there? 0-
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0 "Make it TO university" means you manage to get to the university. 02br
00"Make it at/in university" means you're going to pass all your university exams with success. I'd prefer at/in followed by "the", but wait for other opinions. 0-
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0 To Jobb, 02br
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00"Make it to university" means "manage to get to university" or "get accepted by a university". Whether a person makes it IN the unversity after he gets in there is a different story! 0-

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