adj.
1.of the back half of a stage
2.remote in manner upstage adv.
1.at or toward the rear of the stage upstage v.
1.treat snobbishly, put in one's place
2.move (another actor) upstage, forcing him to turn away from the audience
3.steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
Idiom of the Day
back down (from someone or something)
to fail to carry through on a threat to do something
The government backed down from their plan to sell the national airline.