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knock (someone) off his/her pedestalphrase to cause (someone) to lose a position of esteem, importance, etc.When the scandal broke, the beloved actor was knocked off his pedestal. She signed up for the marathon in order to knock last year's winner off his pedestal. abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, sink, smirch, take downtake/knock/bring someone down a pegabash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattlebelittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write offbad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slanderaffront, insultcensure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobateblaspheme, desecrate, profane, violatedisrespect, offend, outrage, pique, scorn, slightslur, smear put/place (someone) on a pedestalaggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exaltapotheosize, lionizedignify, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnifyidealize, romanticizeadore, revere, reverence, venerate, worshipadmire, love, regard, respectacclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol(also extoll), fete(or fête), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, toutacknowledge, recognizehighlight, play up, spotlightadvance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift |