单词 | put/place somebody on a pedestal |
释义 | put/place somebody on a pedestal From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishput/place somebody on a pedestalput/place somebody on a pedestalADMIREto admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect Women are both put on a pedestal and treated like second-class citizens. → pedestalExamples from the Corpusput/place somebody on a pedestal• My last boyfriend put me on a pedestal.• I was the most beautiful, wonderful woman and he put me on a pedestal.• If it is going to be special, put it on a pedestal of sorts.• Another will place philanthropy on a pedestal and yet have a resentful, unforgiving spirit.• Let's face it, possum, there are some who would put me on a pedestal. |
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