Learn English: Daily Easy English Expression 0043 — 3 Minute English Lesson: Steal my thunder
Today’s E-cubed: Steal my thunder Aren’t you inviting Amanda to the wedding? No way! She always tries to steal my thunder. How? Because she always tries to b
to do something that takes attention away from what someone else has done
Usage notes:(originality)
In the 17th century the writer John Dennis built a machine which made sounds like thunder for one of his plays, but the idea was copied by someone else and used in another play.
– I kept quiet about my pregnancy because it was Jack’s birthday, and I didn’t want to steal his thunder.