on a pedestal



*on a pedestal

Fig. elevated to a position of honor or reverence. (Alludes to honoring someone on display on a pedestal like a statue. *Typically: place someone ~; put someone ~.) He puts his wife on a pedestal. She can do no wrong in his opinion. I was just doing my job. There is no point in placing me on a pedestal!
See also: on, pedestal

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emmi-Finnish
Mariabella-English (Rare)
Arnold['a:nəld]
Erfan-Persian
Taufik-Indonesian
Arisztid-Hungarian