Succeed in → To achieve something that you have been trying to do or get.

Make a success of → To be successful in something.

Make it to the top → To be very successful.

To be going places → If you say someone is going places, you mean they will be successful.

Bear fruit → If something that someone does bears fruit, it produces successful results.

Come up roses → If something is coming up roses, it is happening successfully.

Every dog has its day → This expression means that everyone can be successful at
something at some time in their life.

(Reach) first base → To have the first achievement or agreement that is needed for later
success.

Come a long way → To make significant progress.

Make a go of → To make something succeed, especially a business or marriage.

Make or break → To cause something to succeed or fail.

Move up in the world → To become more wealthy, successful.

Get somewhere → To make or begin making progress.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained → You have to take risks in order to achieve anything
meaningful.

Place in the sun → If you find a place in the sun, you’re in a position which provides you with
everything you want.

Riding high → To be very successful.

Top dog → To say that a person, group or country is top dog means that they are more
successful or more powerful than others.

Weather the storm → If you weather the storm, you successfully deal with a very difficult
problem.

Have the world at your feet → To be extremely successful and admired by a large number of
people.

Have the world by the tail → To be very successful, contented, and happy in life​.