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have it made

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made

  [meyd]
Use have it made in a Sentence
–verb
1. pt. and pp. 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, esp. from several ingredients: a made dish.
6. assured of success or fortune: a made man.
—Idiom
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, esp. wealth, status, or the like.
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have it made

  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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Word Origin & History

made 
1387, 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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