"go from zero to hero" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-go from zero to hero.ogg Forms: goes from zero to hero [present, singular, third-person], going from zero to hero [participle, present], went from zero to hero [past], gone from zero to hero [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> from zero to hero}} go from zero to hero (third-person singular simple present goes from zero to hero, present participle going from zero to hero, simple past went from zero to hero, past participle gone from zero to hero)
  1. (idiomatic) To change from a negative to a positive outcome; to improve one's fortunes significantly. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: rags to riches
    Sense id: en-go_from_zero_to_hero-en-verb-zuCE8LcY
  2. (idiomatic) To become very popular after being unpopular. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Zero
    Sense id: en-go_from_zero_to_hero-en-verb-VfMT4zsv Disambiguation of Zero: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

Inflected forms

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