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steal one's thunder
To do or say something, intentionally or not, that another person has planned to say or do.
Fred intended to nominate Bill for president, but John got up first and stole Fred's thunder.
Mary was going to sing "Oh! Susanna," but Ellen did it first and Mary said Ellen had stolen her thunder.
Smith heard that Jones was going to offer a new law which people wanted, so he himself proposed the law first, stealing Jones' thunder.
steal the show
To act or do so well in a performance that you get most of the attention and the other performers are unnoticed.
Mary was in only one scene of the play, but she stole the show from the stars.
steal the spotlight
To attract attention away from a person or thing that people should be watching.
Just as the speaker began, a little dog ran up the aisle, and stole the spotlight from him.
When the maid walked on the stage and tripped over a rug, she stole the spotlight from the leading players.
steal up on
To stealthily approach one; sneak up on someone.
The thief stole up on his victim, snatched her purse, and ran away.
steamed up
Excited or angry about or eager to do something.
Bill was all steamed up about the movie he had just seen.
The coach gave the team a pep talk before the game, and he got them all steamed up to win the game.
When Mary found out that Jane had not kept their secret, she became all steamed up.
steer clear of
To steer a safe distance from; go around without touching.
A ship steers clear of a rocky shore in stormy weather.
To stay away from; keep from going near.
Fred was angry at Bill, and Bill was steering clear of him.
Some words Martha always spells wrong. She tries to steer clear of them.
step off
pace off
To walk or march quickly.
The drum major lowered his baton and the band stepped off.
To measure by taking a series of steps in a line.
The farmer stepped off the edge of the field to see how much fencing he would need.
The referee stepped off a five-yard penalty against our team.
step on it
step on the gas
To push down on the gas pedal to make a car go faster.
Be very careful when you step on the gas. Don't go too fast.
To go faster; hurry.
Step on it, or we'll be late for school.
John is a slow starter, but he can step on the gas when it looks as if he might lose the race.
Lee was wasting time at breakfast and his father told him to step on it or they would miss the bus.
We’re going to be late for the movies. You’d better step on it!