have it made

[meyd] Origin

made

[meyd]
verb
1.
simple past tense and past participle of make.
adjective
2.
produced by making, preparing, etc., in a particular way (often used in combination): well-made garments.
3.
artificially produced: made fur.
4.
invented or made-up: to tell made stories about oneself.
5.
prepared, especially from several ingredients: a made dish.
6.
assured of success or fortune: a made man.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
7.
have it made, Informal.
a.
to be assured or confident of success: With a straight A average he's got it made.
b.
to have achieved success, especially wealth, status, or the like.
half-made, adjective
un·der·made, adjective

made, maid.
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Word Origin & History

made
late 14c., from M.E. maked, from O.E. macod "made," pp. of macian "to make" (see make). To be a made man is in Marlowe's "Faust" (1590). To have it made (1955) is Amer.Eng. colloquial.
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Slang Dictionary

have it made definition


  1. tv.
    to have succeeded; to be set for life. (Have got can replace have.) : I have a good job and a nice little family. I have it made.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

have it made

Be sure of success; also, have achieved success. For example, Since he knows all the important people, John has it made, or Karen was accepted every place she appliedshe has it made. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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