steal someone's clothes

steal (someone's) clothes

To advance or appropriate someone else's ideas, policies, or agendas as one's own. Many believe the challenger is really trying to steal the incumbent's clothes and beat him at his own game.

steal someone's clothes

BRITISH, JOURNALISM

If a politician or political party steals another's clothes, they take their ideas or policies and pretend that these are their own. Instead, Labour has been allowed to steal the Conservatives' clothes by promising to involve the private-health sector. It would be stealing their political clothes — and few politicians can resist this opportunity.

steal someone's clothes

appropriate someone's ideas or policies. British informal

词组	steal someone's clothes
释义	steal someone's clothes steal (someone's) clothes To advance or appropriate someone else's ideas, policies, or agendas as one's own. Many believe the challenger is really trying to steal the incumbent's clothes and beat him at his own game. See also: clothes, steal Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. steal someone's clothes BRITISH, JOURNALISM If a politician or political party steals another's clothes, they take their ideas or policies and pretend that these are their own. Instead, Labour has been allowed to steal the Conservatives' clothes by promising to involve the private-health sector. It would be stealing their political clothes — and few politicians can resist this opportunity. See also: clothes, steal Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. steal someone's clothes appropriate someone's ideas or policies. British informal See also: clothes, steal Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: steal (someone's) clothes chew (one's) own tobacco chew own tobacco believe in believe in (someone or something) ride (one's) coattails ride on (one's) coattails ride on coattails ride on someone's/something's coat-tails ride (on) the coattails of (someone)
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