make good

make good
Synonyms and related words:
abide by, accomplish, achieve success, act up to, adhere to, advance, afford proof of, amend, arrive, ascertain, atone, atone for, attend to, be a success, be faithful to, break through, bring home to, bring to completion, bring to fruition, cinch, clinch, coin money, come into money, come on, come through, compensate, complete, comply with, conform to, correct, cover, cut a swath, demonstrate, determine, do justice to, do penance, eke out, emend, establish, expiate, fill, fill in, fill out, fill up, fix, follow, follow from, fulfill, get ahead, get on, get rich, get there, give and take, give satisfaction, go far, go places, grow rich, have a case, have it made, heed, hold by, hold good, hold water, indemnify, keep, keep faith, keep faith with, keep troth, kick back, live down, live up to, make a breakthrough, make a fortune, make a success, make all square, make amends, make compensation, make headway, make it, make matters up, make money, make out, make reparation, make restitution, make right, make the scene, make up, make up for, make up to, mature, meet, meet an obligation, nail down, not fail, observe, pay back, pay damages, pay in kind, pay reparations, pay the forfeit, pay the penalty, piece out, progress, propitiate, prove, prove to be, prove true, put right, put straight, put to rights, quit, recompense, recoup, rectify, redeem, redress, refill, refund, regard, reimburse, remedy, remove all doubt, remunerate, repair, repay, replenish, requite, respect, retaliate, right, rise, round out, satisfy, set at rest, set right, set straight, set to rights, set up, settle, settle the matter, show, square, square it, square things, stand up to, strike it rich, top off

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • make good — (also make it (big)) INFORMAL ► to become rich and successful: »After years of hard work, she finally made good. »Los Angeles is full of people who go there to make it big like the stars in Hollywood. Main Entry: ↑make …   Financial and business terms

  • make good — index fulfill, indemnify, keep (fulfill), pay, recoup (reimburse), redress, refund …   Law dictionary

  • make good — {v. phr.} 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. * /Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise./ * /Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake./ * /John s mother… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make good — {v. phr.} 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. * /Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise./ * /Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake./ * /John s mother… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make good — phrasal 1. (or make good on) to make valid or complete: as a. to make up for (a deficiency) b. indemnify < make good the loss > c. to carry out successfully < made good their escape > < made good on his promise > d. prove …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • make good on — verb to fulfill (a promise etc) See Also: make good …   Wiktionary

  • make good a deficit, shortfall — make good a deficit, shortfall, etc. ► to reduce the bad effect of there not being enough of something, for example money: »Many employers have been called upon to make good the deficits in their pension plans. »Exports of North Sea oil and gas… …   Financial and business terms

  • make good a deficit, shortfall, etc. — make good a deficit, shortfall, etc. ► to reduce the bad effect of there not being enough of something, for example money: »Many employers have been called upon to make good the deficits in their pension plans. »Exports of North Sea oil and gas… …   Financial and business terms

  • make good time — {v. phr.} To make unimpeded progress on a journey; arrive at one s destination sooner than estimated. * /There was not much traffic on the expressway so we made good time on our way to the airport./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make good time — {v. phr.} To make unimpeded progress on a journey; arrive at one s destination sooner than estimated. * /There was not much traffic on the expressway so we made good time on our way to the airport./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make good on sth — ► to do something that you have promised to do, for example paying back money that you owe or paying for the cost of damage you have caused: »The company did not acknowledge its future obligation to make good on the losses sustained by its… …   Financial and business terms

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