place on a pedestal
Idealize beyond reason
To place someone on a pedestal is to idealize or admire them excessively, treating them as superior or flawless.
The image comes from statues elevated for veneration.
The phrase often carries a warning—what's placed on a pedestal can fall: He placed her on a pedestal, then resented her when she proved human.
Also put on a pedestal.
- idolizeRevere to excess
- romanticizePortray as more appealing
- idealizationRegarding as perfect
- exaltPraise with great intensity
- enshrinePreserve as sacred
adulate · revere · hero worship · worship the ground · deify · extol · lionize · larger than life · admiration · venerate · self-esteem issues · glorify · knight in shining armor · dependency · overestimate · projection · idealism · elevation
place on a pedestallook down on
Regard with contempt
despise · hold in contempt · scorn · disrespect · belittle
place on a pedestalsee clearly
see through · disillusion · demythologize · disenchant · debunk
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