make it big
Example Sentences
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If those gambles pay off, the clients make it big and the managers pocket 20% of the gains.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The chorus of the title track reflects on his attempts to make it big: "Running for the money / Running for the fame / Lost where he was going / And forgot his name."
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The Wall Street pro, who knows a thing or two about leverage, didn’t mince words in a warning for rookie stock and options traders, and the prospect that they’ll make it big.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Will might be the first “small” to make it big, but that stems from the public’s prejudice, not from rules that ban animals like him from playing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
“No, the rest of it is that if you go on to make it big in basketball he’s going to tell the world how he helped you make it big,” Goldy said.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
