Example
“A seven-year-old violinist stole the show at the charity concert.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
steal someone's thunder
Neutral · CEFR C1
to take attention away from someone's achievement by doing or announcing the same thing first
show someone the door
Neutral · CEFR B2
to dismiss someone or make it clear that they must leave
make a splash
Neutral · CEFR B2
to attract considerable public attention by doing something impressive or notable
a piece of cake
Informal · CEFR A2
Something that is very easy to do.
keep an eye on
Neutral · CEFR A2
to watch or look after someone or something carefully, often to make sure nothing goes wrong
so far so good
Informal · CEFR A2
used to say that things have gone well up to now
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.