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die Schau stehlen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • upstage verb To draw attention away from someone else, often deliberately.

Senses

die Schau stehlen is used for these senses in English:

  • steal the show (idiomatic, intransitive, entertainment) To be the best performer during a performance.
  • upstage (figurative, transitive) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.

upstage — full definition

  1. verb To draw attention away from someone else, often deliberately.
  2. noun The part of a stage farthest from the audience.
  3. adj Haughty or aloof.

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