puts on a pedestal
Glorifies beyond reason
To put someone on a pedestal is to idealize or admire them excessively, treating them as beyond criticism or flaw.
The image is of a statue elevated for reverence: He put his mother on a pedestal.
The phrase often implies this admiration is unrealistic and sets up disappointment: She finally saw his flaws after years of putting him on a pedestal.
- admireRegard with approval
- overestimateJudge as greater than
- idolizeRevere to excess
- hero worshipUncritical devotion to someone
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
venerate · mythologize · honor · misperceive · romanticize · rose-colored glasses · deify · lift · uncritical · adore · fantasize · overvalue · lionize · worship · spotlight · revere · golden child · status
esteem/regard
puts on a pedestallooks down on
Regards as inferior
drags through the mud · tears down · denigrates · disparages · belittles