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see ON A PEDESTAL., Also, set on a pedestal. Greatly admire, magnify in importance, as in Youngsters tend to put rock stars on a pedestal, forgetting that they're human. This expression alludes to the raised position of a statue on a pedestal. [Mid-1800s]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): put someone on a pedestal
Go to on a pedestal.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs