| 词组 | put something on a pedestal |
| 释义 | Idiom put something on a pedestalput (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. 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. on a pedestal, putAlso, set on a pedestal. Greatly admire, magnify in importance, as in Youngsters tend to put rock stars on a pedestal, forgetting that they're human. This expression alludes to the raised position of a statue on a pedestal. [Mid-1800s] 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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