お株を奪う

おかぶをうばう
Alternative writings: 御株を奪う
Frequency:
1

To outdo someone in their specialty or take away their distinctive role; to steal someone's thunder.

ExpressionU-VerbIdiomatic Expression

Examples

新入社員が短期間で成績を上げ、先輩のお株を奪った。

The new employee improved quickly and stole the senior's thunder.

彼女は料理の腕を上げて師匠のお株を奪ったと言われた。

She improved her cooking skills and was said to have outdone her master.

あのアイデアで先輩のお株を奪うつもりはないよ。

I don't intend to steal the senior's thunder with that idea.

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