make it in WordNet English dictionary

1. succeed in a big way; get to the top
   "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"
   arrive  make it  get in  go far 
   
2. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
   "He survived the cancer against all odds"
   survive  pull through  pull round  come through  make it 
   
3. go successfully through a test or a selection process
   "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
   pass  make it 
   

make it in English Wiktionary