steal the show

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steal the show

verb steals the show · stealing the show · stole the show · stolen the show

  1. idiomatic, intransitive To be the best performer during a performance. And it was Lampard who stole the show with a vintage performance to silence some of his recent critics.

    Similar: steal the scene

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verb be the best performer

Françaisvoler la vedette
Deutschdie Schau stehlen, alle an die Wand spielen, die Show stehlen
Italianorubare la scena
Ελληνικάκλέβω την παράσταση klévo tin parástasi
Русскийзатми́ть всех zatmítʹ vsex

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@misc{steal_the_show_2026,
  title = {steal the show},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steal%20the%20show},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}