Make It

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0People often say something like, "You made it! " meaning you achieved success. But I have this weird feeling you don't hear "I know you can make it" as often. Is "make it" meaning achieve success normally used in the past tense? Is it okay to say "I know you can make it," or should I say "I know you can do it" instead?02br02br00Best,02br02br00Hiro0-

Kooyeen · Accepted Answer

0 Hi,02br
00I think I hear "You did it!" more often...02br
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00- 01b00Last question... What color is a fire truck?02b02br
00- Oh, this is difficult... A fire truck... fire truck, fire truck...02br
00- 01b00Come on Peter...02b02br
00- Hang on, hang on Lois, this is not a race...02br
00- 01b00Fire truck, fire truck... Is it red?02b02br
00- Yes Peter, you win! 01u00You did it!02u02br
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01i00Dialogue similar to one in an episode of Family Guy.02i0-

Marius Hancu · Answer

0 Not the same. 02br
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01i00You've made it!02i02br
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00 is related to01b00 financial 02b00success. 0-

Yankee · Answer

0 In AmE, you can also say "You made it!" to someone when they successfully manage to achieve a specific goal or do something unexpected, especially when the sense is 01i00go02i00, 01i00come02i00, 01i00attend02i00, or possibly 01i00arrive02i00.02br
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00For example:02br
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00You invited John and Mary to your party, but they told you they probably would not be able to make it (come). On the day of the party, you might say "You made it!" to John and Mary when they (somewhat unexpectedly) arrive.02br
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00Your young son has taken swimming lessons and now wants to attempt to swim the full length of a swimming pool for the very first time. Before he begins, you might say "I know you can make/do it!" After he successfully swims the length of the pool, you can say "You made/did it!"0-

CalifJim · Answer

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00I have this weird feeling you don't hear "I know you can make it" as often. 12blockquote

10 Maybe the idiom 01i00to make it02i00 not used as often in the other tenses, but it's certainly not restricted to the past.02br
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HSS · Answer

0So "I know you cam 01font00make it02font00" to give someone confidence, or convince or coax him to pursue his/her goal is perfectly understandable?02br
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