put something on a pedestal
- put something on a pedestal
- put (someone/something) on a pedestal
to behave as if one person is more important than others.
They put the local doctor on a pedestal, seldom questioning his word or his authority.
Professional athletes are often put on a pedestal, and they forget that the fans pay their salaries.
Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by take or knock someone off their pedestal:
You know something will happen that will knock her off her pedestal.
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put someone on a pedestal — put (someone/something) on a pedestal to behave as if one person is more important than others. They put the local doctor on a pedestal, seldom questioning his word or his authority. Professional athletes are often put on a pedestal, and they… … New idioms dictionary
put someone on a pedestal — IDEALIZE, lionize, look up to, respect, hold in high regard, think highly of, admire, esteem, revere, worship. → pedestal * * * put someone on a pedestal phrase to admire or love someone so much that you believe they have no faults He had a… … Useful english dictionary
put on a pedestal — put (someone/something) on a pedestal to behave as if one person is more important than others. They put the local doctor on a pedestal, seldom questioning his word or his authority. Professional athletes are often put on a pedestal, and they… … New idioms dictionary
pedestal — [[t]pe̱dɪst(ə)l[/t]] pedestals 1) N COUNT A pedestal is the base on which something such as a statue stands. ...a larger than life sized bronze statue on a granite pedestal. 2) N COUNT If you put someone on a pedestal, you admire them very much… … English dictionary
pedestal — ped|es|tal [ pedıstl ] noun count a base on which something such as a STATUE stands knock someone off their pedestal to show that someone who is very successful or admired or loved very much has faults like everyone else put someone on a pedestal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pedestal — UK [ˈpedɪst(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms pedestal : singular pedestal plural pedestals a base on which something such as a statue stands • knock someone off their pedestal put someone on a pedestal … English dictionary
pedestal — [ˈpedɪst(ə)l] noun [C] a base on which something such as a STATUE stands • put sb on a pedestal to admire or love someone so much that you believe that they have no faults[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pedestal — ped|es|tal [ˈpedıstəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of the stall ] 1.) the base on which a ↑pillar or ↑statue stands ▪ a Grecian bust on a pedestal 2.) a solid vertical… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hold someone/something dear — CHERISH, treasure, prize, appreciate, value highly, care for/about, set great store by; informal put on a pedestal. → hold * * * care for or value someone or something greatly fidelity is something most of us hold dear … Useful english dictionary
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