overnight success
overnight success
Someone or something that rapidly becomes successful and famous. You might think I'm an overnight success, but I've actually been working in the fashion industry for the past 10 years. That actress rose to super-stardom after one starring movie role. Talk about an overnight success!
See also: success
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- up and down like a yo-yo
- YOYO
- race with
- race with (someone or something)
- conspicuous consumption
- zoom along to
- store up
- sucking diesel
- diesel
- spring up like mushrooms