Hold
Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Make it
Make it verb - Succeed in a big way; get to the top.
Both terms in one sentence
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They don't actually make it to China, as the alternate "Tiny-Handed Strong Bad" puts the contest on hold when he unearths a giant mug of root beer.
Source: Digging to China - The opponent's father doesn't hold a grudge, but it doesn't make it easier on him.
Source: Casualty in the Ring -
Walter White's BTS, Peter informs Lloyd that, tragically, "the heroin joke didn't make it." Then they hold a melodramatic funeral for said joke, implying that we will never hear it again.
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