steal someone's thunder

前回に引き続きReader's Digest 6月号の記事 'Gadzooks! The Surprising Sources Of Great Sayings' からの引用です。
When exactly do "the cows come home"? Who was the first person to "steal someone's thunder"?
English is full of colorful of expressions that have lost the connection to their delightful origins. That said, when you learn the checkered past of some of these phrases, you might think twice about using them.

"steal someone's thunder" とは面白い表現ですね。辞書を見ます。
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to prevent someone from having success or getting attention, praise, etc., by doing or saying whatever that person was planning to do or say: I didn't mean to steal your thunder, but I just had to tell your mom about your promotion.
・Oxford English Dictionary: Win praise for oneself by preempting someone else's attempt to impress.: They might finally be overcoming the trauma of having him steal their thunder on most issues.
"checkered" は 7/23/2009 に取り上げましたが、人生色々を連想するように覚えています。