From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step



From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step.

Prov. Something grand can easily become very funny. Bob, I don't think you should include a bowl of breakfast cereal in your still-life painting. From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step. The production of Macbeth went from the sublime to the ridiculous when Lady Macbeth came onstage in an old army uniform.
See also: ridiculous, step, sublime

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arihel-Biblical Latin
Jamie['dʒeimi]
Xanti-Basque
GraemeGRAY-əm, GRAMScottish, English (Rare)
Parvin-Persian, Azerbaijani
TÜNdÉR-Hungarian