go from zero to hero

go from zero to hero

To change an outcome, one's situation, or oneself from being particularly unsuccessful, negative, unfortunate, or unpopular to being especially successful, positive, fortunate, or popular. After his parents won the lottery, John went from zero to hero in his high school overnight. With computer programming becoming an increasingly in-demand skill, many who might have been picked on in high school are now going from zeros to heroes.
See also: go, hero, zero
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • comfortable in (one's) own skin
  • watch (one's) six
  • check (one's) six
  • check your six
  • wash (one's) hands of (someone or something)
  • wash hands of
  • wash one's hands of
  • wash your hands of
  • wash your hands of somebody/something
  • wash your hands of something/someone
References in periodicals archive
Can anyone go from zero to hero come Saturday three o'clock just as Rondon did last time out at SJP?
Sadeem's audience can watch their 20 contestants from across the region go from zero to hero through an exciting online reality series that will culminate in the crowning of the Arab world's next digital super star.
GIANNELLI IMBULA has been tipped to go from zero to hero at Stoke thanks to his current loan spell with Toulouse.
And they saw their son go from zero to hero as England snatched a famous win.
I smiled as I walked up because I was thinking this was my chance to go from zero to hero."
TO FIND OUT MORE CALL ME ON 09050 700 444 YOU go from zero to hero on the love front this month as someone's interest peaks.
I've just read that David Cameron spends ninety pounds on a haircut, And he keeps telling us that we are all in this together, and he is one of us, It helps that he got a pay rise of 11% it's not his fault we can't keep up, And his hairdresser is in the New Years' Honours List, I know, you just couldn't make this up, Well I am a pensioner, and I could get 25 hair cuts for the price he pays, That would keep me going for two years, or 730 days, If David Cameron really wants to be more like us, He should go along and get some clippers from Argos, Then he could give himself a crew cut, a stylish number three, Not only would he go from zero to hero, think of how much money he could save the economy, by Arthur Lowe, Liverpool
And the enthusiastic tyro determined to go from zero to hero will appreciate the quartet of weekend lesson plans.
"People involved have 10 weeks to go from zero to hero," said Dickenson.
While some locals may have their noses put out of joint by the thousands of artists and technicians getting their shows organised, a handful of wannabe stars can see themselves go from zero to hero as talent spotters see their potential and sign them up for more lucrative gigs or even TV shows.
He can still go from zero to hero. Maybe all he needs is a bit of encouragement from the fans.
SIR - William Rees-Mogg wrote recently that while many people go from hero to zero, Peter Mandelson has managed to go from zero to hero (The Times, August 3, 2009, Opinion).
You can go from hero to zero very quickly." Luckily, you can go from zero to hero just as quickly.
MICK McCARTHY has suffered one humiliating cup exit this season - and it needed Neill Collins to go from zero to hero to spare his boss another embarrassment.
Tribune News Network - Doha : Sadeem's audience can watch their 20 contestants from across the region go from zero to hero through an exciting online reality series that will culminate in the crowning of the Arab world's next digital super star.