Why 'STEAL SOMEONE'S THUNDER' Started as a Theater Grudge
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"Steal someone's thunder" began as a theater grudge, not weather poetry. A playwright invented a sound effect for storms — then watched a rival use the same trick and felt robbed of the moment that should have been his. How a backstage complaint became the everyday phrase for taking credit or the spotlight that belonged to someone else. #idioms #theatre #english
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