shoot to fame; become famous overnight
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to shoot to fame; to become popular overnight; to rise to stardom rapidly
informalDescribes someone (especially entertainers, singers, or internet celebrities) becoming famous very quickly, often unexpectedly. Commonly used in entertainment news and informal contexts.
Tā她
yī一
yè夜
zhī之
jiān间
cuān蹿
hóng红
gē歌
tán坛
。
She became an overnight sensation in the music scene.
Nà那
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
ràng让
tā他
yī一
yè夜
zhī之
jiān间
cuān蹿
hóng红
。
That movie made him shoot to fame overnight.
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Zhè这
wèi位
wǎng网
hóng红
píng凭
jiè借
yī一
duàn段
shì视
pín频
xùn迅
sù速
cuān蹿
hóng红
。
This internet celebrity rose to fame rapidly thanks to a video clip.