Make it
Make it verb - Succeed in a big way; get to the top.
Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
Both terms in one sentence
- The Far Side had a dog hiring a "hit elephant" to get rid of a cat and "make it look like an accident".
Source: Make It Look Like an Accident - The doppleganger Race Bannon tells the Thai Jungle Guide to get rid of Jonny and Hadji, and to make it look like an accident.
Source: Make It Look Like an Accident -
Marvin still wants to get rid of Earth so he can see Venus clearly, but instead of destroying the planet, he wants to use the Flora Occulta to make it invisible.
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Rid or Make it. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/make_it/rid.
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