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.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
pedestal — sustantivo masculino 1. Base o soporte sobre el que se asienta una estatua o columna: La estatua está sobre un pedestal. Sobre un pedestal de mármol han colocado la Venus griega. Sinónimo: peana. 2. Situación o circunstancia que se aprovecha para … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Pedestal — (from French piedestal , Italian piedistallo , foot of a stall) is a term generally applied to the support of a statue or a vase. Although in Syria, Asia Minor and Tunisia the Romans occasionally raised the columns of their temples or propylaea… … Wikipedia
Pedestal — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Estatua sobre un pedestal En arquitectura, se denomina pedestal al soporte prismático destinado a sostener otro soporte mayor, conformando la parte inferior de una columna. Generalmente, se c … Wikipedia Español
pedestal — pedestal, poner en un pedestal expr. ensalzar, admirar. ❙ «Alabar: poner en un pedestal.» DTE. ❙ «Poner o tener a alguien en un pedestal: Considerarlo excelente...» LA. ❙ «...así como la que continúes teniéndola en un pedestal.» Ricardo Cano… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
Pedestal (disambiguation) — Pedestal may refer to: *Pedestal, support or stand for a statue or other object *Pedestal (song), 2006 song by Fergie * Pedestal , song by Portishead from their 1994 album Dummy *Operation Pedestal, British operation to get vital supplies to the… … Wikipedia
Pedestal — Ped es*tal, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi[ e]destal, It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See {Foot}, and {Stall}, and {Footstall}.] 1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column, statue,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pedestal coil — Pedestal Ped es*tal, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi[ e]destal, It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See {Foot}, and {Stall}, and {Footstall}.] 1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pedestal — (Del fr. piédestal). 1. m. Cuerpo sólido, de forma cilíndrica o de paralelepípedo rectangular, que sostiene una columna, estatua, etc. 2. Pie o peana, especialmente la de cruces y cosas semejantes. 3. Fundamento en que se asegura o afirma algo, o … Diccionario de la lengua española
pedestal — [ped′əs təl] n. [Fr piédestal < It piedestallo < piè (< L pes), FOOT + di, of + stal (< Gmc * stal,STALL1), a rest, place] 1. the foot or bottom support of a column or pillar 2. a similar base on a lamp, statue, etc. 3. a columnlik … English World dictionary
pedestal — 1560s, base supporting a column, statue, etc., from M.Fr. piédestal (1540s), from It. piedistallo base of a pillar, from pie foot + di of + stallo stall, place, seat, from a Germanic source (see STALL (Cf. stall) (n.1). Spelling in English influe … Etymology dictionary
pedestal — index cornerstone Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
