to steal someone's thunder
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Definition of to steal someone's thunder words
- phrase to steal someone's thunder If you steal someone's thunder, you get the attention or praise that they thought they would get, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do. 0
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Parts of speech for To steal someone's thunder
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to steal someone's thunder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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