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Success - Achieving Success

Explore English idioms that relate to achieving success, including "bring home the bacon" and "without a hitch".

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to bring home the bacon

to manage to achieve one's desired goal

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to make one's mark

to become noticed or well-known by doing something, particularly something unusual or impressive

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to go down a bomb

to be extremely popular or successful

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to make or break

to bring about either success or failure for someone or something

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to sink or swim

to be left in a situation where one either succeeds or fails

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to blaze a trail

to be the first individual who discovers something or does something new and authentic

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kill or cure

used to describe a risky or extreme action or solution that could either lead to great success or complete failure

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by the skin of one's teeth

used to describe a situation in which one barely manages to do something or escape danger

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to run somebody or something to ground

to manage to find something or someone after a long time of searching

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to do the trick

to succeed in achieving the required result or solving the encountered problem

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to open doors to somebody or something

to create opportunities that lead to success

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new lease on life

a situation where something regains success or popularity

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to get to first base with something

to achieve an initial level of success in dealing with a particular task, situation, challenge, etc.

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without a hitch

(of a process or event) without encountering any problems, difficulties, or obstacles

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to turn a trick

to perform a clever or skillful action, find a quick solution to a problem, or successfully complete a task or job

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to go great guns

to continue to succeed fast

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