put someone on a pedestal

Related to word: pedestal

Idiom

Definition

  1. To regard someone as perfect or ideal, often to an excessive degree; to admire someone greatly and often uncritically.

    把(某人)当作完人

    • She used to put her mentor on a pedestal, believing everything he said without question.

      她过去把她的导师捧上了神坛,毫不怀疑地相信他所说的一切。

    • When we put celebrities on a pedestal, we often overlook their imperfections.

      当我们把名人捧上神坛时,我们常常忽略了他们的不完美。

    • Don't put your partner on a pedestal; they are just as human as you and me.

      不要把你的伴侣捧上神坛;他们和你我一样都是凡人。