steal your thunder

Значение

to take the attention or praise that someone else expected

Перехватить внимание или похвалу, которых ждал другой.

Примеры

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.

Грамматика

steal — неправильный глагол: stole, stolen. your меняется на my, her, Tom's и т. д.: притяжательное слово указывает, кто лишился внимания.

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