Make it
Make it verb - Succeed in a big way; get to the top.
Ruin
Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.
Both terms in one sentence
- On the other hand, Grimes' response to this was to lash out at Homer and try to ruin him, and this was after Homer tried to make it up to Grimes.
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Which causes some unfortunate Fridge Logic, as you'd assume the frag grenade would probably ruin in the inside... or at least make it very, very messy.
Source: Insert Grenade Here - The Loud House: In "Cereal Offender", after Lincoln's sisters ruin his chances at getting a cereal he wanted and get him into hot water with Mom, they all feel terribly guilty and decide to make it up to him by buying the cereal for him.
Source: Apology Gift
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