Learn the English Phrases TO STEAL THE SHOW and TO SHOW OFF

In this English lesson,

I wanted to help you learn the English phrase,

to steal the show.

If someone steals the show,

it means that they do something that makes you look at them,

instead of the person you're supposed to be looking at,

if you're watching a video or a show

or a play or something like that.

Here's a really good example.

In my last English lesson, Oscar stole the show.

Oscar was in the background

and he was rolling around on the ground.

And many of you in the comments said

that you were watching Oscar, instead of listening to me

and paying attention during the lesson.

So sometimes when I make videos, I have to be careful

because I don't want Oscar to steal the show.

So again, to steal the show means,

to draw your attention to a different person

than the person that you're supposed to be watching

or listening to.

Oscar is around here somewhere.

Maybe he'll come back and steal the show later.

The other phrase I wanted to teach you today

is the phrase, to show off.

And this goes along with the phrase,

to steal the show, a little bit.

When someone shows off, it means they do something

so people will look at them.

Sometimes young people,

when they get their driver's license,

they'll buy a really fancy car

and they'll drive around

and they'll take off really fast at a stoplight

or they'll turn their music really loud in their car

because they want to show off.

They want people to look at them.

Sometimes when someone is playing a sport like basketball,

they do really fancy moves on the court

because they want to show off a little bit.

They want people to look at them while they do something

that makes people want to look at them.

So to review.

To steal the show,

if you could imagine a play

where there's a really famous actor,

but then someone in a minor role in the play

does such a good job

that you're more interested in watching them,

we would say that they are stealing the show.

And when you show off,

it means you do something so that people will look at you.

Let's look at a comment though, from a previous video.

This comment is from Aleksey, and Aleksey says, "Thanks, Bob.

Experience shows

that if you don't eat chips and ice cream after supper,

your face will become thinner but sadder."

And this is paraphrased quote.

This is a paraphrased quote from a famous Russian actress.

"Enjoy your meal, everyone."

And my response was, "I like that thought.

I think food makes people happy, especially in the winter.

I find it easier to eat healthy food in the summer

because we have a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables

available to us."

So thanks, Aleksey, for that comment.

That was a good comment, and I do agree with that.

I think that the less food you eat after supper,

it probably will make your face thinner

and you probably will look a little sad.

I do like food.

That's kind of why I agree with that.

But right now, I'm trying to exercise every day

and make it a point to eat healthier every day.

Because I feel like winter has allowed me

to put on a few pounds and I need to get back in shape

because we will be farming again soon.

And what I mentioned earlier about, in the summer,

it's easier for us to eat fresh fruits and vegetables

because there are more available to us.

In this part of Ontario, Canada, we do actually grow fruit.

We can buy apples and peaches and pears and plums

and nectarines in season, of course.

That means the time of year when they are ripe.

So that's a great time of year for me because I eat a lot,

a lot of healthy food throughout the summer.

And we also, of course,

grow all of the common vegetables in this area,

but certainly not right now, of course.

right now, there is no one growing anything

but believe it or not, in our basement,

Jen is starting all little plants from seeds,

and in a few months,

we will actually have flowers in the field

and we will be harvesting them again.

Anyways, have a good day.

I'll see you tomorrow with another short English lesson.