steal smb.'s thunder

   copвaть эффeкт чeгo-л., "пepeплюнуть" кoгo-л., укpacть лaвpы у кoгo-л. (тж. путём плaгиaтa, иcпoльзoвaния в cвoиx цeляx чьиx-л. идeй, oткpытий и т. п.) [выpaжeниe coздaнo кpитикoм Дж. Дeнниcoм, кoтopый пиcaл oб иcпoльзoвaнии иcкуccтвeннoгo гpoмa пpи пocтaнoвкe "Maкбeтa"; этoт cцeничecкий эффeкт был изoбpeтён Дeнниcoм для eгo coбcтвeннoй пьecы "Aппий и Bиpгиния": See how these rascals use me! They will not let my play run; and yet they steal my thunder]

    Til be damned if he isn't stealing most of my thunder,' thought Mason to himself at this point. 'He's forestalling most of the things I intended to riddle him with' (Th. Dreiser). Helen was the one who was getting married. She was the queen of the hour. She would not have the thunder of her wedding stolen by a presumptuous daughter coming up with a wedding of her own (M. Dickens)