Verb
put on a pedestal (third-person singular simple present puts on a pedestal, present participle putting on a pedestal, simple past and past participle put on a pedestal)
(transitive, idiomatic) To hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree.
I feel like role models today are not meant to be put on a pedestal. But more like angels with broken wings. Tupac Shakur
I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I just want to be reasonably successful and live a normal life with all the conveniences to make it so. Althea Gibson
I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I want to be known as a nice and normal person, but my skills are a little more excelled. Misty May-Treanor
You get built up and put on a pedestal and then people want to bring you down. It can be hurtful. Some people try to make me look bad or not a nice person but it's completely false. Avril Lavigne
People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. Katherine Jenkins
I did a couple of movies in Brazil, and the actors were incredibly congenial and hung out together a lot. Even the biggest stars would do radio commercials - they're not put on a pedestal like they are in the United States. Alan Arkin