take the shine out of

colloquial transitive

(transitive, colloquial) To outshine or eclipse.

Japanese Meaning

～を凌駕する / ～を上回る / ～を追い抜く

The newcomer's dazzling performance threatened to take the shine out of the veteran actor's long-awaited comeback.

新人の圧巻の演技は、ベテラン俳優の待望の復帰の輝きを奪う恐れがあった。

Sense（1）

(transitive, colloquial) To outshine or eclipse.

takes the shine out of

（ present singular third-person ）

taking the shine out of

（ participle present ）

took the shine out of

（ past ）

taken the shine out of

（ participle past ）