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making it big

making it big is the present participle and gerund of make it big.

Meaning of make it big

Verb

make it big (third-person singular simple present makes it big, present participle making it big, simple past and past participle made it big)

  1. (informal) To become famous and/or successful.
    • One day I'll make it big and all my haters'll have to eat their words!
    Synonyms:
    make it
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it, big.

Questions about making it big

What is making it big the present participle and gerund of?
Making it big is the present participle and gerund of make it big.

Words near making it big in the dictionary

  1. making heavy weather of
  2. making history
  3. making interesting
  4. making into
  5. making it
  6. making it big
  7. making it count
  8. making it interesting
  9. making it one's business
  10. making it one's life
  11. making it rain

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