Q500
By putting on the mime act, Deepak stole some of the thunder of Peter's speech.
A.
made unimpressive
B.
made a lot of noise
C.
filched something
D.
detracted the listeners from
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
stole some of the thunder: to take someone else's idea, using it for one's own advantage or to pre-empt the other party.