jemandem die Show stehlen
to steal the show; to upstage/outshine someone
Origin
A loan translation of English 'to steal the show' from theatre jargon: someone who grabs the attention (and applause) on stage through excessive effort 'steals another's show'. The older German form 'die Schau stehlen' was modernised via the English word 'show'.
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Examples
Eigentlich war es sein , aber seine hat ihm mit ihrer die gestohlen.
It was actually his talk, but his colleague stole the show with her presentation.