to take the stage
01
to attract the attention of other people, often in a way that causes other people or things less noticeable
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Idiom
例
I really do n't want our production issues to take the stage during the investors' meeting.
My wedding was supposed to be my special day, but my sister and her stupid boyfriend took the stage when he proposed to her at the wedding reception.
