Steal someone's thunder
The idiom " steal someone's thunder' seems fascinating to me,but I don't really know how to use it.
Is it idiomatic to say:' Bill Gates became a celebrity by/after stealing his partner's thunder' or ' although she is always stealing others' thunder,she never seems to succeed' ?
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0to steal somebody's thunder:?
to do what someone else was going to do before they do it, especially if this takes success or praise away from them
Beyonce gave birth to twins last week but everyone is talking about how her dad was the one to announce it to the world and not Beyonce or her husband Jay-Z. Did he steal her thunder?
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0anonymousIs it idiomatic to say:' Bill Gates became a celebrity by/after stealing his partner's thunder' or ' although she is always stealing others' thunder,she never seems to succeed' ?
The first one (Bill Gates) is more idiomatic than the second.
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