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steal a march

idiom

To gain an advantage unobserved.


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Related idioms7entries
  1. 01

    march to the beat of a different drum

    To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.

  2. 02

    slow march

    A progression or unfolding of events which occurs in an unhurried, steady, deliberate manner.

  3. 03

    steal a glance

    To look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action.

  4. 04

    steal someone's heart

    To captivate someone; to mesmerize someone.

  5. 05

    steal someone's identity

    To assume another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime; to commit identity theft.

  6. 06

    steal someone's thunder

    To appropriate someone's ideas or information, typically in order to look better at that person's expense.

  7. 07

    steal the show

    To be the best performer during a performance.

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