Stole My Thunder
- Stole My Thunder
- How common is this idiom?: Not commonly used nowadays, mostly used in formal or literary contexts
- Literal Meaning: To take someone's thunder literally means to take something that belongs to someone else, in this case, thunder, but the phrase is not used literally
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: To steal someone's idea, attention, or praise, often in a way that is annoying or frustrating
- I was going to present my idea to the team, but my coworker stole my thunder and presented it first.
- The new employee stole the CEO's thunder by solving the problem before they could.
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