hacer carrera

Spanish

Verb

hacer carrera (first-person singular present hago carrera, first-person singular preterite hice carrera, past participle hecho carrera)

1. (idiomatic) to thrive; make a killing

Derived terms

• no poder hacer carrera

 

Further reading

• “hacer carrera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10