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Step on someone's lines
Verb
Definitions
1.
Verb
To interfere with someone's role, as in a performance, by interfering with their scripted or intended speech.
"The person who introduced me stepped on my lines by giving a long summary, including all the good anecdotes."
Synonyms
study
stepping
steps
studying
footstep
footfall
lead
wing
number
flat
numbering
numbing
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