make+successful
21make a poor fist of something — make a good/poor fist of something british old fashioned phrase to be successful/unsuccessful in your attempt to do something Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: fist * * * make a better, good, poor,… …
22make a good fist of something — make a good/poor fist of something british old fashioned phrase to be successful/unsuccessful in your attempt to do something Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: fist * * * make a better, good, poor,… …
23make it good — make (it) good American & Australian to become successful or to achieve something you want. The film s main character is a poor Mexican boy who made it good in Chicago. He ll make good, you ll see. He works hard and knows what he s after …
24make good — make (it) good American & Australian to become successful or to achieve something you want. The film s main character is a poor Mexican boy who made it good in Chicago. He ll make good, you ll see. He works hard and knows what he s after …
25make out like a bandit — (USA) If someone is extremely successful in a venture, they make out like a bandit …
26make something of yourself — informal phrase to become successful through your own efforts I wanted to prove to my family that I could make something of myself. Thesaurus: to be, or to become successfulsynonym Main entry: something …
27make your mark (on something) — make your/a/mark (on something) phrase to change something, or to do something important, so that people notice and remember you He’s only been here four days but he’s already made his mark. Thesaurus: to change somethingsynonym Main entry …
28make a mark (on something) — make your/a/mark (on something) phrase to change something, or to do something important, so that people notice and remember you He’s only been here four days but he’s already made his mark. Thesaurus: to change somethingsynonym Main entry …
29make the headlines — make (the) headlines to become an important news story. Stephen King made headlines by electronically distributing his novella. The group made the headlines for supporting Fox in his successful bid for Mexico s presidency …
30make headlines — make (the) headlines to become an important news story. Stephen King made headlines by electronically distributing his novella. The group made the headlines for supporting Fox in his successful bid for Mexico s presidency …
