steal your thunder

意味

to take the attention or praise that someone else expected

人が受けるはずの注目や称賛を横取りする.

例文

1. 1I planned to share my exam results at dinner, but my sister stole my thunder with her own news.
2. 2Don't show the new logo before Priya's presentation, or you'll steal her thunder.
3. 3Leo had worked on his garden for months, so he was upset when his neighbour stole his thunder at the flower show.
4. 4Would I be stealing your thunder if I told everyone about your promotion first?
5. 5The support band was so brilliant that they completely stole Maya's thunder at her album launch.

文法

steal は不規則動詞（stole、stolen）。your は my、her、Tom's などに変わる。この所有格は注目を奪われる人を表す。

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