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Meaning: (idiomatic)Toappropriatesomeone's ideas or information, typically in order to look better at that person's expense.1855, Jno. E. Vought, “Editor's Table (letters)”, inThe Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine Volume 46, page101:There are several upstarts, who, without the genius to invent a style, have been copying yours, and trying tosteal your thunder.1898,Boot and Shoe Recorder - Volume 33:It also serves to give someone else an opportunity tosteal your thunderif he considers there is any amount of thunder in it.2001, Holly Bergeim,The Customized No No-Nos Weight Loss Plan,→ISBN, page40:The sense of accomplishment is yours to enjoy, and nobody cansteal your thunder. Even I couldn't take credit for your weight loss under my own plan, because you're the one who will do the accomplishing.; (idiomatic)Todetractfrom someone'saccomplishmentsorglory; toundermine.2005, Walter McDowell, Alan Batten,Branding TV: Principles and Practices,→ISBN, page116:Can Your CompetitionSteal Your Thunder? Make sure that your competitors can't undermine your statement.2011, Chuck Thompson,What Should You Do Before the Tribulation Age of 42,→ISBN, page xxxix:I'm in no way, hoping for any such disasters to take place. Nevertheless, I know that they will and I shamefully admit I didn't want those events tosteal my thunder.Literally, I want to finish, publish, market, and distribute this book around the world first.2024January 14, Tim Bale, “Europe is marching to the right. Can Keir Starmer carry the centre-left torch?”, inThe Observer[1]:Rather thanstealing their thunder, that strategy has served only to make them look to more and more voters like an increasingly viable and legitimate option.
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