Pedestal - Figure of Speech

Figure of Speech

When a person overly idealizes someone (or something, an object or idea), it is often referred to as "putting them on a pedestal".

The pejorative phrase "put on a pedestal" is often used to critique celebrity culture, an elected official or position of authority, about someone who is looked up to, held in high regard or revered. To an extent that an accusation or crime may have been overlooked or disregarded, when an investigation or criminal prosecution was later found necessary, because an abuse of position or social standing was committed.