“Steal someone’s thunder”
Relationships意味
他人の前で行動することで、その人から注目や賞賛を奪うこと。
English: To take attention or praise away from someone by acting before them.
例文
例文
1 / 2“He stole my thunder by announcing his promotion just before my speech.”
彼は私のスピーチの直前に昇進を発表し、私から注目を奪ってしまった。
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
He stole my thunder by announcing his promotion just before my speech.Compare with the original example
He stole my thunder by announcing his promotion just before my speech.
彼は私のスピーチの直前に昇進を発表し、私から注目を奪ってしまった。
Write a two-line conversation using “Steal someone’s thunder”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryよくある質問
- What does "Steal someone’s thunder" mean?
- "Steal someone’s thunder" means 他人の前で行動することで、その人から注目や賞賛を奪うこと。.
- How do you use "Steal someone’s thunder" in a sentence?
- Example: "He stole my thunder by announcing his promotion just before my speech."
- Should I interpret "Steal someone’s thunder" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.