добиться успеха

1) General subject: achieve success, arrive (an actor who has arrived - актёр, который добился успеха, прославился), blossom forth, blossom out, come off with flying colours, come through with flying colours (в чем-л.), get anywhere, get off, get there, get to the top of the tree, make a hand, make the running, passed flying colors, put over, (особенно очень быстро, неожиданно) shoot to stardom, (неожиданно) get a break, (преодолеть трудности и) make the grade, come off with flying colors, go great guns, have cake baked, make good, make mark, score a knockout, strike oil, make the grade (в жизни), hit pay dirt, strike pay dirt, find success, ride high, hit a home run (в чем-либо), win out, pull something off / pull it off, succeed, succeed in, (добиваться) bring off

2) Colloquial: bring home the bacon, make a go of it, make the grade, bring off

3) Military: make progress, obtain gains, obtain headway, obtain success

4) Australian slang: pull off

5) Psychology: develop (develop some skills in - добиться некоторого успеха в)

6) Jargon: go into orbit, make good (особенно в бизнесе), make jack, make it

7) Advertising: score a success

8) Makarov: climb to success, come off well, come to the top, cut the mustard, come off with flying colours (в чем-л.)

9) Phraseological unit: make the big time

10) Idiomatic expression: reach for the stars