The shade stole over the sunbathers and ended their day.
•Darkness stole over the land.
2. [for a feeling] to spread through someone gradually. •A feeling of gloom stole over the crowd.
•A sense of high excitement stole over the boys as they waited.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
steal a march on something — steal a march on (someone/something) to spoil someone s plans and get an advantage over them by doing something sooner or better than them. The company plans to steal a march on its competitors by offering the same computer at a lower price … New idioms dictionary
steal a march on someone — phrase to get an advantage over someone by secretly starting something that they had planned to do Thesaurus: to do something before someone elsesynonym Main entry: steal … Useful english dictionary
steal — I UK [stiːl] / US [stɪl] verb Word forms steal : present tense I/you/we/they steal he/she/it steals present participle stealing past tense stole UK [stəʊl] / US [stoʊl] past participle stolen UK [ˈstəʊlən] / US [ˈstoʊlən] *** Other ways of saying … English dictionary
steal — steal1 W3S3 [sti:l] v past tense stole [stəul US stoul] past participle stolen [ˈstəulən US ˈstou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take something)¦ 2¦(use ideas)¦ 3¦(move somewhere)¦ 4 steal the show/limelight/scene 5 steal a look/glance etc 6¦(sport)¦ 7 steal a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
steal — steal1 [ stil ] (past tense stole [ stoul ] ; past participle sto|len [ stoulən ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take something that belongs to someone else without permission: jailed for three years for stealing cars steal from:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
steal — 1 /sti:l/ verb past tense stole, past participle stolen / stUln stoU / 1 TAKE STH (I, T) to take something that belongs to someone else (+ from): Some drug users steal from their own families to finance their habit. | steal sth: Sean has a long… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
steal a march on someone — to get an advantage over someone by secretly starting something that they had planned to do … English dictionary
knock over — verb cause to overturn from an upright or normal position (Freq. 2) The cat knocked over the flower vase the clumsy customer turned over the vase he tumped over his beer • Syn: ↑overturn, ↑tip over, ↑turn over, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
steal´er — steal «steel», verb, stole, sto|len, steal|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to take (something) that does not belong to one; take dishonestly: »Robbers stole the money. Who steals my purse, st … Useful english dictionary
steal a march on someone — steal a march on (someone/something) to spoil someone s plans and get an advantage over them by doing something sooner or better than them. The company plans to steal a march on its competitors by offering the same computer at a lower price … New idioms dictionary
steal a march on — (someone/something) to spoil someone s plans and get an advantage over them by doing something sooner or better than them. The company plans to steal a march on its competitors by offering the same computer at a lower price … New idioms dictionary
