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