steal the spotlight

steal the spotlight
steal the spotlight & steal the show
Fig. to give the best performance in a show, play, or some other event; to get attention for oneself. •

The lead in the play was very good, but the butler stole the show.

Ann always tries to steal the spotlight when she and I make a presentation.

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{v. phr.} To attract attention away from a person or thing that people should be watching. * /When the maid walked on the stage and tripped over a rug, she stole the spotlight from the leading players./ * /Just as the speaker began, a little dog ran up the aisle, and stole the spotlight from him./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • steal the spotlight — {v. phr.} To attract attention away from a person or thing that people should be watching. * /When the maid walked on the stage and tripped over a rug, she stole the spotlight from the leading players./ * /Just as the speaker began, a little dog… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • steal the spotlight — steal the spotlight/limelight/ phrase to do something that makes people pay more attention to you than to other people Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: steal …   Useful english dictionary

  • steal\ the\ spotlight — v. phr. To attract attention away from a person or thing that people should be watching. When the maid walked on the stage and tripped over a rug, she stole the spotlight from the leading players. Just as the speaker began, a little dog ran up… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • steal the spotlight — mainly American be in the spotlight to get attention and interest from the public. It was said that he was jealous of his wife because she stole the spotlight from him …   New idioms dictionary

  • steal the show — {v. phr.} To act or do so well in a performance that you get most of the attention and the other performers are unnoticed. * /Mary was in only one scene of the play, but she stole the show from the stars./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • steal the show — {v. phr.} To act or do so well in a performance that you get most of the attention and the other performers are unnoticed. * /Mary was in only one scene of the play, but she stole the show from the stars./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • steal the limelight — steal the spotlight/limelight/ phrase to do something that makes people pay more attention to you than to other people Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: steal …   Useful english dictionary

  • the\ spotlight — See: steal the spotlight …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • 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

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