| 词汇 | put someone on a pedestal |
| 释义 | Idiom put someone on a pedestal Theme: RESPECT to respect, admire, or worship a person.He has put her on a pedestal and thinks she can do no wrong.Don't put me on a pedestal. I'm only human. Idiom put someone on a pedestalput (someone) on a pedestal to believe that someone is perfect.The way her father put her on a pedestal just made her want to behave badly. put (someone or something) (up) on a pedestalTo believe or behave as if someone or something is perfect, wonderful, or better than others, to the extent that one is unable to see its potential flaws or faults. I know it's easy to be smitten with a romantic partner, but it isn't healthy to put someone up on a pedestal. Stephen has been putting classic literature on a pedestal ever since college, so he gets really judgmental of other genres he deems to be inferior. put someone on a pedestalCOMMON If someone puts you on a pedestal, they believe that you are perfect. Note: A pedestal is a base on which something such as a statue stands. I put my own parents on a pedestal. I felt they could do no wrong. Note: Other verbs such as place or set can be used instead of put. He had set her on a pedestal. Note: You can say that someone is on a pedestal or sits on a pedestal when people think of them in this way. The Emperor is still safely on a pedestal. put someone on a pedestaladmire someone greatly but uncritically. |
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