This is where the phrase 'steal someone's thunder' comes from...

Improve your English vocabulary with the BBC. In English, 'steal someone’s thunder' means 'take the attention away from someone else, when they were expecting to get all the credit'.
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Examples:
I did the splits on the dance floor, but Elsie stole my thunder by doing a backflip!
Izzy made a great joke, but a dog ran on stage and totally stole her thunder.

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