Steal a base American phrase
Used to indicate the action of a base runner who advances to a base in a baseball
Henry is trying to steal the third base and reach the home plate before the ball reaches.
Trent is not fast enough to steal the second base.
Although you got the second prize, you was still defeated by the first one and fail to win, come first or become the champion in the end.
A spectator at a sporting event boos at a specific competitor after something they didn't like happen.
1. To violently steal something from a place or a person, or take something as spoils, especially in wartime
2. The act of stealing something from a place or a person in a violent way, or taking something as spoils, especially in wartime
Used to describe a poor boxer
1. To take a lot of money from someone by deception or extortion
2. To charge someone too much money for something
The verb "steal" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him