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{
"form": "steals the show",
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},
{
"form": "stealing the show",
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"participle",
"present"
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},
{
"form": "stole the show",
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},
{
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},
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"name": "en-verb"
}
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"ref": "2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "And it was Lampard who stole the show with a vintage performance to silence some of his recent critics.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To be the best performer during a performance."
],
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"(idiomatic, intransitive, entertainment) To be the best performer during a performance."
],
"related": [
{
"word": "show-stealing"
},
{
"word": "outact"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "steal the scene"
}
],
"tags": [
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],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "kogu tähelepanu endale tõmbama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "varastaa huomio"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "varastaa show"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "voler la vedette"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "die Schau stehlen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "alle an die Wand spielen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "die Show stehlen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "klévo tin parástasi",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "κλέβω την παράσταση"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "rubare la scena"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "used as a noun phrase that describes an actor",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "teatr jednego aktora"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zatmítʹ vsex",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "затми́ть всех"
}
]
}
],
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"tags": [
"Australia"
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"word": "steal the show"
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{
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},
{
"form": "stole the show",
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"past"
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},
{
"form": "stolen the show",
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"past"
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"name": "en-verb"
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],
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"pos": "verb",
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"word": "show-stealing"
},
{
"word": "outact"
}
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"ref": "2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "And it was Lampard who stole the show with a vintage performance to silence some of his recent critics.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To be the best performer during a performance."
],
"links": [
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]
],
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"(idiomatic, intransitive, entertainment) To be the best performer during a performance."
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
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],
"topics": [
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"lifestyle"
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}
],
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"word": "steal the scene"
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],
"translations": [
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "kogu tähelepanu endale tõmbama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "varastaa huomio"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "varastaa show"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "voler la vedette"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "die Schau stehlen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "alle an die Wand spielen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "die Show stehlen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "klévo tin parástasi",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "κλέβω την παράσταση"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"word": "rubare la scena"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "used as a noun phrase that describes an actor",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "teatr jednego aktora"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zatmítʹ vsex",
"sense": "be the best performer",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "затми́ть всех"
}
],
"word": "steal the show"
}
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