What do you mean by coming in here and stealing my thunder? I'm in charge here!
•Someone stole my thunder by leaking my announcement to the press.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
steal someone's thunder — 1. To make use of another s invention against him or her (as when John Dennis s stage thunder was used in a rival s play) 2. To rob someone of the opportunity of achieving a sensational effect by forestalling him or her • • • Main Entry: ↑steal… … Useful english dictionary
steal someone's thunder — steal (someone s) thunder to do something that takes attention away from what someone else has done. I kept quiet about my pregnancy because Cathy was getting married, and I didn t want to steal her thunder … New idioms dictionary
steal someone's thunder — If someone steals your thunder, they take the credit and praise for something you did … The small dictionary of idiomes
steal someone's thunder — ► steal someone s thunder win praise or attention for oneself by pre empting someone else s attempt to impress. Main Entry: ↑steal … English terms dictionary
steal someone's thunder — If someone steals your thunder, they take the credit and praise for something you did. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you steal someone s thunder you take their idea or plan and draw attention and praise away from them by… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
steal someone's thunder — idi steal someone s thunder a) to accept credit for another s work; to misappropriate the ideas or inventions of another b) to detract from another s achievement by some action that anticipates or overshadows it; to spoil the effect of another s… … From formal English to slang
steal someone's thunder — win praise or attention for oneself by pre empting someone else s attempt to impress. → steal … English new terms dictionary
steal someone's thunder — to get attention and praise for doing something that someone else had planned to do Senator Johnson accused the President of stealing his thunder on the tax issue … English dictionary
Steal someone's thunder — If someone steals your thunder, they take the credit and praise for something you did … Dictionary of English idioms
steal — ► VERB (past stole; past part. stolen) 1) take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. 2) give or take surreptitiously or without permission: I stole a look at my watch. 3) move somewhere quietly or… … English terms dictionary
steal thunder — steal (someone s) thunder to do something that takes attention away from what someone else has done. I kept quiet about my pregnancy because Cathy was getting married, and I didn t want to steal her thunder … New idioms dictionary
