worship the ground someone walks on, to
worship the ground someone walks on
Fig. to honor someone to a great extent. She always admired the professor. In fact, she worshiped the ground he walked on.
See also: ground, on, walk, worship
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
worship the ground someone walks on
Regard someone reverently, as in Jim just worships the ground his father walks on. This hyperbole for deep admiration or romantic feeling was first recorded in 1848.
See also: ground, on, someone, walk, worship
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
worship the ground someone walks on, to
To hold in reverent regard. This hyperbole for great admiration or deep romantic feeling has an archaic ring to it. Indeed, Christopher Hale wrote, in Murder in Tow (1943), “He worships the ground she walks on. Bill thought there should be a closed season on that cliché for about twenty years.” The season remains open.
See also: ground, someone, walk, worship
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- hit the ground running
- hit the ground running, to
- in the ground
- to ground
- ground in
- cut the ground from under
- cut the ground from under (someone)
- shift (one's) ground
- shift ground
- shift your ground