S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[steal a march on] {v. phr.}
To get ahead of someone by doing a thing unnoticed; get an advantage over.
The army stole a march on the enemy by marching at night and attacking them in the morning.
* /Jack got the job by getting up earlier than […]
[steal one's thunder] {v. phr.}
To do or say something, intentionally or not, that another person has planned to say or do.
Fred intended to nominate Bill for president, but John got up first and stole Fred's thunder.
* /Mary was going to sing […]
[steal the show] {v. phr.}
To act or do so well in a performance that you get most of the attention and the other performers are unnoticed.
Mary was in only one scene of the play, but she stole the show from the stars.
[steal the spotlight] {v. phr.}
To attract attention away from a person or thing that people should be watching.
When the maid walked on the stage and tripped over a rug, she stole the spotlight from the leading players.
* /Just as the speaker […]