go from zero to hero: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • To rise rapidly from obscurity, failure, or insignificance to success, prominence, or popularity.

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  • Tom went from zero to hero after single-handedly saving the company from bankruptcy.

    Tom pasó de ser un don nadie a un héroe después de salvar a la empresa de la bancarrota él solo.

  • The singer's career went from zero to hero almost overnight with the release of her hit single.

    La carrera de la cantante pasó de la nada al estrellato casi de la noche a la mañana con el lanzamiento de su éxito.

  • You can go from zero to hero if you keep working hard and never give up.

    Puedes pasar de ser un don nadie a un héroe si sigues trabajando duro y nunca te rindes.

• 2.

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  • To achieve a significant improvement in one's fortunes or circumstances.

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  • After getting that promotion, she really went from zero to hero in the eyes of her colleagues.

    Después de conseguir ese ascenso, realmente pasó de ser invisible a heroína ante los ojos de sus colegas.

  • If you manage this project successfully, you'll go from zero to hero with the management team.

    Si gestionas este proyecto con éxito, pasarás de ser un don nadie a un héroe con el equipo directivo.

  • He went from zero to hero by turning his struggling startup into a booming business.

    Pasó de ser un don nadie a un héroe al convertir su startup en dificultades en un negocio próspero.