steal the spotlight

and steal the show Fig.

to give the best performance in a show, play, or some other event; to get attention for oneself. The lead in the play was very good, but the butler stole the show. Ann always tries to steal the spotlight when she and I make a presentation.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thokozani	to-ko-ZAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Haggai	HAG-ee-ie (English), HA-gie (English)	Biblical
Adele	AH-de-lə (German), ə-DEL (English), AH-de-le (Finnish)	German, English, Italian, Finnish
Shevon	shə-VAWN (English)	Irish, English (Rare)
Inigo	IN-i-go	English (Rare)
Livia (1)	LEE-vyah (Italian)	Italian, Romanian, Ancient Roman