STEAL THE SHOW

This was prompted by a Facebook memory from nine years ago. I daren’t say more about that, because if I did I would be toast. (There’s a phrase for another post.)

 Someone who steals the show attracts the most attention and praise.

 Examples:

 “Snowdrops steal the show at Quarry Bank”

 “‘The top three bands were really close, and no-one really stole the show,’ adjudicator Paul Holland told the audience before the announcement of the prizes.”

 “Pasalic then stole the show in the 59th minute by curling a sensational strike into the top corner 19 seconds after coming on as a substitute.”


 This phrase originated in the theatre but is now also used in other contexts [1].


 Photo credit: Amadej Trnkoczy (Creative Commons)

 [1] “Steal” in Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by Susie Dent. 19th ed. Chambers Harrap, 2012.