make it
to be successful in your career, or to succeed in reaching a place or part of a competition

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

succeed verb [intransitive] to do something you tried or wanted to do:
Will they succeed in winning the election?
He wanted to make her jealous, and he succeeded.
manage verb [intransitive] to succeed in doing something difficult, after trying hard. Manage to do something is very commonly used instead of succeed in doing something in everyday English:
He finally managed to find an apartment near his office.
Don’t worry – I’m sure we’ll manage somehow.
achieve verb [transitive] to succeed in doing something good or important:
She’s achieved a lot in the short time she’s been with the company.
If we are to achieve our goals, we have to plan properly.
accomplish verb [transitive] formal to achieve something:
The government accomplished its objective of reducing violent crime.
What do you hope to accomplish this year?
make it to be successful in your career, or to succeed in reaching a place or part of a competition:
Only a few people make it to the top and become professional singers.
We finally made it to Chicago.
Which two teams will make it to the final?
pull off phrasal verb to succeed in doing something, especially when you could easily have not succeeded. Pull off sounds rather informal:
Italy pulled off a great victory over Germany.
I’d never performed on my own before, and wasn’t sure if I could pull it off.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

make it
1. • make it
succeed
The woman worked hard and was able to make it in the publishing industry.

2. • make (it/an event)
attend an event
I was feeling sick so I was not able to make the monthly meeting of our club.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲