divert attention from (someone) towards oneself
they were totally upstaged by their co-star in the film
(of an actor) move towards the back of a stage to make (another actor) face away from the audience
when he tried to upstage her she sauntered down to the front of the stage
at or towards the back of a stage
Hamlet turns to face upstage
most of the action remains upstage
situated or occurring at the back of a stage
an upstage exit
superior; aloof
this upstage reserve is rather ridiculous