make good
to succeed and become rich:
a working-class boy made good

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make good
When someone makes good something, they either pay for it, or make it happen:
The shortfall in the budget will be made good by selling further shares.

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make 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.

make good (someone's something)
to succeed in doing something difficult.
She made good her escape from the hospital.

to become successful.
He was represented as the local boy who made good in Hollywood.

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make good
• make (something) right/good
replace or restore something
I worked hard to make my relationship with my friend right.

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make something good
• make (something) right/good
replace or restore something
I worked hard to make my relationship with my friend right.

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make good
v. phr.
1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true.
Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise.
Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake.
John's mother promised to take him and his friends to the zoo on Saturday. She made good her promise.
Compare: CARRY OUT.
2. To compensate; pay for loss or damage.
The policeman told the boy's parents that the boy must make good the money he had stolen or go to jail.
■ Often used in the phrase "make it good".
The radio was broken while it was being delivered so the store had to make it good and send us a new radio.
Compare: MAKE UP.
3. To do good work at one's job; succeed.
Kate wanted to be a nurse. She studied and worked hard in school. Then she got a job in the hospital and made good as a nurse.

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