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borrow (someone's) thunder

Translations
присвоить (чью-либо) заслугу
She was upset because she thought her colleague tried to borrow her thunder by announcing the project.
Она была расстроена, потому что думала, что её коллега пытался присвоить её заслугу, объявив о проекте.
Definitions
To take attention or praise away from someone else by using their ideas or achievements, often by presenting them as your own or by acting before they have a chance to do so.
Words
borrow

verb
присваивать
someone's

article or possessive pronoun
чужую
thunder

noun
заслугу
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