steal the show
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steal the show (third-person singular simple present steals the show, present participle stealing the show, simple past stole the show, past participle stolen the show)
- (idiomatic, intransitive, entertainment) To be the best performer during a performance.
- 2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- And it was Lampard who stole the show with a vintage performance to silence some of his recent critics.
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be the best performer
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