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Phrase(s): place someone or something above someone or something
1. Lit. to put someone or something in a place that is higher than someone or something else. • I placed Sally above everyone else in a place where she could see everything. • I placed the book above Sally on a shelf. • Who placed the mirror above the fireplace? 2. Fig. to hold someone or something in higher regard than someone or something else. • I place her above all others in honesty. • She seems to place money above her family. • She placed herself above almost everyone else.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs