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    Question

    In each question below, a sentence is given with an idiom/phrase printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by four alternatives. Find out which option should replace the phrase/idiom given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark 5) as the answer.

    He had no intention of letting the Foreign Secretary steal any of his blunder .

    A steal any of his rain Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B steal any of his lightening Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C steal any of his thunder Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D steal any of his weather Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No correction required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct expression is ‘steal somebody’s thunder’. If you 'steal someone’s thunder', you take the attention away from them, usually to your own advantage. He had no intention of letting the Foreign Secretary steal any of his thunder .

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