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Idiom idiom

have it made


To have accomplished all there is to do; to have no further work or difficulty.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

If you win the lottery, you have it made.

CONTEXTUAL

With a high salary and a beautiful home, he feels like he has it made.

COMPLEX

Once the startup was acquired by a major corporation, the founders realized they had it made for the rest of their lives.


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  1. 01

    absence makes the heart grow fonder

    One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.

  2. 02

    cannot make it

    Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.

  3. 03

    doctors make the worst patients

    It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.

  4. 04

    enough to make a cat laugh

    Very outlandish or outrageous.

  5. 05

    enough to make the angels weep

    Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

  6. 06

    fine feathers make fine birds

    Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.

  7. 07

    it takes all kinds to make a world

    Diversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike; an expression of surprise at a person or people's eccentricity.

  8. 08

    it takes two to make a quarrel

    It takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.

Last updated August 10, 2026