steal : Idioms & Phrases
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baronne anne louise germaine necker de steal-holstein
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noun French romantic writer (1766-1817)
Stael; Madame de Stael.
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Groom of the stole
- the first lord of the bedchamber in the royal household. Eng. Brande & C.
Webster 1913
steal away
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verb leave furtively and stealthily
sneak away; sneak out; slip away; sneak off.
- The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard
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stolen property
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noun property that has been stolen
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To steal a march
- to march in a covert way; to gain an advantage unobserved; formerly followed by of, but now by on or upon, and sometimes by over; as, to steal a march upon one's political rivals.
