起源于戏剧。一个剧作家发明了制作雷声的方法却被偷用，他抱怨说“他们偷了我的雷声”。指在别人准备展示成就或获得关注时，提前把风头抢走。

• I didn’t want to steal her thunder by announcing my news at her wedding. ^{我不想在她的婚礼上宣布我的消息来抢她的风头。}
• He stole my thunder when he told the joke I had been planning to tell. ^{他抢了我的风头，把我打算讲的笑话给讲了。}
• The junior designer stole the lead’s thunder during the presentation. ^{那个初级设计师在演示过程中抢了负责人的风头。}