“Steal someone’s thunder”
RelationshipsĐịnh nghĩa
Thu hút sự chú ý hoặc lời khen ngợi khỏi người khác bằng cách hành động trước mặt họ.
English: To take attention or praise away from someone by acting before them.
Ví dụ
Ví dụ
1 / 2“He stole my thunder by announcing his promotion just before my speech.”
Ông ta đã thu hút sự chú ý khỏi tôi bằng cách thông báo về việc thăng chức ngay trước khi tôi phát biểu.
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.
Ông ta đã thu hút sự chú ý khỏi tôi bằng cách thông báo về việc thăng chức ngay trước khi tôi phát biểu.
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 dictionaryCâu hỏi thường gặp
- What does "Steal someone’s thunder" mean?
- "Steal someone’s thunder" means thu hút sự chú ý hoặc lời khen ngợi khỏi người khác bằng cách hành động trước mặt họ.
- 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.