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put someone on a pedestal — If you put someone on a pedestal, you admire them greatly, idolise them … The small dictionary of idiomes
pedestal — noun (C) 1 the base on which a pillar or statue stands: a Grecian bust on a pedestal 2 pedestal basin/table especially BrE a basin or table that is supported by a single column 3 put/place sb on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pedestal — [[t]pe̱dɪst(ə)l[/t]] pedestals 1) N COUNT A pedestal is the base on which something such as a statue stands. ...a larger than life sized bronze statue on a granite pedestal. 2) N COUNT If you put someone on a pedestal, you admire them very much… … English dictionary
pedestal — ped|es|tal [ˈpedıstəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of the stall ] 1.) the base on which a ↑pillar or ↑statue stands ▪ a Grecian bust on a pedestal 2.) a solid vertical… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Glasgow — GLASGOW, a city, the seat of a university, and a sea port, having separate jurisdiction, locally in the Lower ward of the county of Lanark, and situated in longitude 4° 15 51 (W.), and latitude 55° 52 10 (N.), 23 miles (E. by S.) from Greenock … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
List of Canada's Worst Handyman 2 episodes — This is a list of episodes from Canada s Worst Handyman 2 , the second season of the Canadian television series that seeks to find the worst handyman in the country. Airdates listed are the first air dates on Discovery Channel Canada the date of… … Wikipedia
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