to rock the stage
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6.1
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
dar un gran espectáculo
- When she steps out in front of the crowd, she knows how to rock the stage.
Examples
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The band is ready to rock the stage at the festival this weekend.
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Get out there and rock the stage.
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Eric Bice will be right here, rocking the stage.
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Justin Bieber rocked the stage last night, performing 'As Long As You Love Me' on 'America's Got Talent' season finale.
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He always manages to rock the stage during his live performances.
Synonyms
209
7.5
To be very good or impressive
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7.7
Play or enjoy loud energetic music while moving and singing
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7.3
To perform confidently on stage and keep the audience's attention
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'stage' clearly signals a performance context, and the verb 'rock' can be interpreted as 'perform energetically', so a learner could partly infer the meaning. However, the sense of 'rock' meaning 'to excel or impress' is a slang/metaphorical extension not guaranteed at B1, so the full idiomatic sense is not fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
The phrase rock the stage comes from concerts where loud music and big moves made the stage seem to rock. So, to rock the stage means 'to give an energetic and successful performance'.