Question

idiom practice

1. work together to determine the meaning of the idiom, \steal someones thunder.\
2. draw a picture to illustrate the literal meaning of the idiom.
3. write a sentence to explain the figurative meaning of the idiom.
4. talk about it: have you ever heard someone use this idiom in your everyday life?

Explanation:

1. Meaning of "steal someone’s thunder"

The idiom "steal someone’s thunder" means to take credit for someone else's idea or to do something that takes attention away from what another person has done or said, usually in a way that was intended to be impressive or gain recognition.

The literal meaning of "steal someone’s thunder" would involve a person physically taking thunder (a loud, rumbling sound and flash of[LLM SSE On Failure]

Answer:

To take credit for someone else's idea or to divert attention from another person's achievement/statement (that was meant to be impressive or gain recognition).

2. Drawing to illustrate literal meaning