steal your thunder

Nghĩa

to take the attention or praise that someone else expected

Giành sự chú ý hoặc lời khen lẽ ra thuộc về người khác.

Ví dụ

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.

Ngữ pháp

steal là động từ bất quy tắc: stole, stolen. your đổi thành my, her, Tom’s, v.v.: dạng sở hữu chỉ người bị mất sự chú ý.

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