have it made

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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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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.
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