steal someone's thunder

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Meanings:

1.
Globalinformal
- To take attention, praise, or credit away from someone by pre-empting them or announcing something before they do.
- To lessen the impact of someone else's achievement or announcement by doing the same thing first or diverting attention.

Examples:

EN: Well, you sure know how to steal someone's thunder, don't you?
ES: ¡Niña! Está claro que sabes cómo robar protagonismo, ¿verdad?
ID: Wah, kau tahu cara mencuri panggung orang, ya.

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