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steal someone's thunder idiom to do what someone else was going to do before they do it, especially if this takes success or praise away from them: 抢先(某人)做;(尤指)抢了(某人)的成功机会(或风头) Sandy stole my thunder when she announced that she was pregnant two days before I'd planned to tell people about my pregnancy.在我打算告诉大家我怀孕的消息之前两天,桑迪抢先宣布她怀孕了,抢了我的风头。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Surpassing in quality or number catch catch (someone) up compare crown crush do something for an encoreidiom eclipse encore outcompete outdo outflank outgo outman push the envelopeidiom put/leave someone in the shadeidiom shade shame steal a march on someoneidiom surpass tower
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