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- place (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal
place (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal
place (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal
To believe or behave as if someone or something is perfect, extraordinarily wonderful, or better than others. I know it's easy to be smitten with a romantic partner, but I don't think it's healthy for one to place the other up on a pedestal. Stephen has been placing classic literature on a pedestal ever since college, so he gets really judgmental of other genres he deems to be inferior.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Iohanna | | - | Biblical Latin |
Damocles | | DAM-ə-kleez (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Emir | | - | Bosnian |
Catriona | | ka-TREE-na, ka-TREE-o-na | Irish, Scottish |
Charles | | CHAHR-əlz (English), CHAHRLZ (English), SHAHRL (French) | English, French |
Balmforth | | ['ba:mfəθ] | |