Friday, May 3, 2013

Lesson 49--From Zero to Hero


 

 

 

From zero to hero


i.e.       When he scored the winning goal, he went from zero to hero.
            After her presentation, she went from zero to hero.

definition:  when someone goes from looking bad to being a hero, or when someone goes from being last to first.

Though this is not specifically about hockey, this idiom applies to lots of sports and business situations.


Other similar idioms

from the outhouse to the penthouse

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