"go from zero to hero" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-go from zero to hero.ogg [Australia] 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 Categories (topical): Zero Related terms: rags to riches
    Sense id: en-go_from_zero_to_hero-en-verb-zuCE8LcY Disambiguation of Zero: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 77 23
  2. (idiomatic) To become very popular after being unpopular. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-go_from_zero_to_hero-en-verb-VfMT4zsv

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