B2idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
steal the show
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to get the most attention and praise at an event
Often about someone or something unexpected, not the main star.
In context
The little girl who sang at the end stole the show.
Our dessert stall stole the show at the food festival in Hoi An.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again