make it vs thrive

make it

verb
  • To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it. 

  • To have sexual intercourse; do it. 

  • To succeed in surviving, in living through something. 

thrive

verb
  • To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable. 

  • To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish. 

How often have the words make it and thrive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )