from there to here

from there to here

From one specific situation to a different one. I'm may be boss now, but I started out working in a fast-food restaurant—my college degree is what got me from there to here.
See also: here, there
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give head
  • give somebody their head
  • give someone their head
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • as one door closes, another (one) opens
  • as one door closes, another one opens
  • as one door closes, another opens