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- on a pedestal, put
on a pedestal, put
on a pedestal, put
Also, 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]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
ZaÏRe | | - | Literature |
Wasswa | | - | Eastern African, Ganda |
Ani | | - | Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Spanish |
Kaleb | | KAY-ləb | English (Modern) |
Vinko | | - | Croatian, Slovene |
Afzal | | - | Arabic |