Idiom: make it big
Meaning
Idiom: make it big
- to achieve great success at something
- to become famous
Example sentences
— I wonder if we will still be friends when you make it big in Hollywood.
— Before Mariah Carey made it big, she was a waitress and back-up singer for Brenda K. Starr.
— My brother only wants to make it big so he can date beautiful women.
— Reality TV has made it possible for ordinary people to make it big.
— My mom thinks she's made it big because she has 30,000 followers on Instagram.
— Remember me when you make it big, okay?
— So many athletes from my high school have made it big in the NBA and NFL.
— When I heard my first song played on the radio I knew I had make it big.
— Monica Puig was the second female Puerto Rican tennis player to make it big when she won the gold medal at the 2014 Olympic Games.
Synonyms
- scale new/great heights
- go far
- make something of yourself
- rise through the ranks
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