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stole the show

stole the show is the simple past of steal the show.

Meaning of steal the show

Verb

steal the show (third-person singular simple present steals the show, present participle stealing the show, simple past stole the show, past participle stolen the show)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be the best performer during a performance.
    • And it was Lampard who stole the show with a vintage performance to silence some of his recent critics.2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    steal the scene

Questions about stole the show

What is stole the show the simple past of?
Stole the show is the simple past of steal the show.

Words near stole the show in the dictionary

  1. stole in
  2. stole someone's heart
  3. stole someone's identity
  4. stole someone's thunder
  5. stole the scene
  6. stole the show
  7. stole-fee
  8. stole-fees
  9. stoled
  10. stolelike
  11. stolen

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