worshiping the ground someone walks on

Revering someone completely

To worship the ground someone walks on is to adore them completely, treating them with extreme reverence or devotion.

The phrase suggests such intense admiration that even the ordinary dirt beneath their feet becomes sacred: He worships the ground she walks on.

Often implies romantic infatuation or blind loyalty.

Related

doting · pedestalization · mythologizing · lionizing · infatuation · puppy love · rose-colored glasses · overestimation · blind devotion · praising · reverence · loyalty · bending over backwards · glorification · veneration · power imbalance · admiration · fawning

Opposites
intensity of regard

worshiping the ground someone walks ondespising

Feeling intense contempt for

loathing · hating someone's guts · detesting · abhorring · holding in contempt

power dynamic

worshiping the ground someone walks onpatronizing

Treating someone as inferior

belittling · demeaning

Family

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G