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on a pedestal

in the position of a hero, in a high place If you put your girlfriend on a pedestal, she won't respect you.

place on a pedestal

(See on a pedestal)

put on a pedestal

(See on a pedestal)

try your darndest

try very hard, bend over backwards, go the extra mile I try my darndest to be fair to customers, but some are never satisfied.

destined for

1．intended for 预定；指定
The book is destined for the firstyear students．这本书是指定给一年级学生读的。
That room is destined for the reception of foreign visitors．那间房被指定作为接待外宾用。
2．bound for；headed for （船等）开往
The ship is destined for Hong Kong．这艘船开往香港。

destitute of

lacking in；without 无；缺乏…的
The cruel ruler was destitute of human feeling．那个暴君毫无人性。
He found himself destitute of all means of subsistence．他发现自己缺乏任何谋生的手段。

put sb on a pedestal

Idiom(s): put sb on a pedestal

Theme: RESPECT

to respect, admire, or worship a person.
• He has put her on a pedestal and thinks she can do no wrong.
• Don't put me on a pedestal. I'm only human.

Oldest trick in the book

The oldest trick in the book is a well-known way of deceiving someone, though still effective.

Put someone on a pedestal

If you put someone on a pedestal, you admire them greatly, idolise them.

on a pedestal|on|pedestal

adv. phr. Lovingly honored and cared for. Mrs. Raymond's children served her breakfast in bed on Mother's Day and later took her out to dinner. She felt on a pedestal. Bill is always waiting on his fiancee and bringing her flowers and candy. He has certainly put her on a pedestal.

put one on a pedestal|pedestal|put

v. phr. To exaggeratedly worship or admire a person. Daniel puts Elaine on a pedestal and caters to her every whim.

destine

destine
destined for
1) headed for; bound for
2) intended for destined for leadership

on a pedestal, put

on a pedestal, put
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]

pedestal

pedestal
see on a pedestal, put.

set on a pedestal

set on a pedestal
see on a pedestal, put.

unkindest cut

unkindest cut
The worst insult, ultimate treachery, as in And then, the unkindest cut of all—my partner walks out on me just when the deal is about to go through. This expression was invented by Shakespeare in describing Julius Caesar's stabbing to death by his friends in Julius Caesar (3:2): “This was the most unkindest cut of all.”