BE DISCOVERED
BE WASHED UP
PAY YOUR DUES
MAKE IT BIG
GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR
MAKE A COMEBACK
BE A BIG HIT
BE A HAS-BEEN
GET YOUR BIG BREAK
BE A ONE-HIT WONDER
A PERSON WHO IN THE PAST WAS FAMOUS, IMPORTANT, ADMIRED, OR GOOD AT SOMETHING, BUT IS NO LONGER ANY OF THESE
TO MAKE KNOWN OR VISIBLE
TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU DO NOT ENJOY IN ORDER TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT, OR BECAUSE YOU FEEL IT IS YOUR DUTY
ACHIEVE AN INITIAL STAGE; SUCCEED WITH A FIRST STEP
YOU ARE NO LONGER SUCCESSFUL AND YOU HAVE NO CHANCE OF SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE
ACHIEVE A SUCCESS AFTER RETIREMENT OR FAILURE
A BREAKTHROUGH, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST BIG HIT OF A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN PERFORMER OR PERFORMERS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
BECOME VERY SUCCESSFUL OR FAMOUS
IS ANY ENTITY THAT ACHIEVES MAINSTREAM POPULARITY, OFTEN FOR ONLY ONE PIECE OF WORK
SOMETHING VERY POPULAR, SOMETHING VERY SUCCESSFUL, SOMETHING THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN