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just make it

[dʒʌst meɪk ɪt]
verb phrase
conseguir apenas/apenas conseguir
1. To barely succeed in doing something; to accomplish something with minimal margin or effort
We just made it to the airport before the flight departed.
Conseguimos chegar ao aeroporto pouco antes do voo partir.
2. To be accepted or included in something by a narrow margin
She just made it onto the team.
Ela conseguiu entrar no time por pouco.
3. To succeed despite difficulties or close circumstances
The startup just made it through the first year.
A startup conseguiu sobreviver ao primeiro ano por pouco.
NYC Slang
barely clutch it / pull it off by a thread
Synonyms
barely make itscrape bysqueeze inmake it by the skin of one's teeth
Antonyms
missfailfall shortnot make it

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
conseguir por pouco/mal conseguir
Common in everyday speech
Rio de Janeiro
dar um jeitinho/conseguir no aperto
More colloquial usage
São Paulo
conseguir por pouco/raspar
Business and formal contexts
Portugal
conseguir por pouco/escapar por um triz
More formal phrasing

Related Idioms & Phrases

make it by the skin of one's teeth
beat the clock
under the wire
in the nick of time
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