He went from zero to hero in just one game.
go from zero to hero
idiomTo change from a negative to a positive outcome; to improve one's fortunes significantly.
After failing his first exam, he studied hard and went from zero to hero by the end of the semester.
The underdog athlete went from zero to hero, capturing the championship title after years of being overlooked by the scouts.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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culture hero
A mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)