Are you referring to Saving Private Ryan? In that case, when Tom Hanks' character tells the Private to "make it count," he is telling him to not waste this second chance he has been given. He wants him to do something meaningful with his life, to not waste it.
Please explain the point you are trying to make here."Earn it" (John H. Miller's final speech).
Are you referring to Saving Private Ryan? In that case, when Tom Hanks' character tells the Private to "make it count,"
Obviously it has nothing to do with the title of the thread.
I remembered that the final words of Tom Hanks' character were "earn it". But I have found the same expression - make it count - commenting on the scene in other sites and blogs. However, I have watched the scene again and he says exactly "earn it".
Whether or not the actual quote "make it count" came from the film, the meaning is still the same - take this moment and make it worthwhile. Grammatically speaking, "make it count" doesn't mean "make it go one, two, three" in the literal sense. It's being used as a phrasal verb - "make it count". Make it have value or importance.
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