Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

What is the meaning of the idiom "steal someone’s thunder"?

Options:

Take credit for something someone else did

Giving credit of one's success to others

A useless attempt

Stealing without being caught

Correct Answer:

Take credit for something someone else did

Explanation:

The correct answer is ☀ Take credit for something someone else did.

The other options are incorrect.

  • Giving credit of one's success to others is the opposite of stealing someone's thunder.
  • A useless attempt does not have the same meaning as stealing someone's thunder.
  • Stealing without being caught is not the meaning of the idiom "steal someone's thunder."