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
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
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.This Question Belongs to Competitive English >> Idioms And Phrases
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