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HSS Posted 19 years ago
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Make It

0People 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?02br
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02br 02br 00- 01b 00Last question... 02b 02br 00- Oh, this is difficult... A fire truck...

  • 02br 02br 00- 01b 00Last question...
  • 02b 02br 00- Oh, this is difficult...
  • A fire truck...
  • 02br 00- 01b 00Fire truck, fire truck...
  • 02b 02br 00- Yes Peter, you win!
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0 Hi,02br
00I think I hear "You did it!" more often...02br
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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
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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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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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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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