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wood elf
 
Reply Tue 6 Jun, 2006 01:06 am
What does "put somebody on a thing"mean?I see it in a movie.Thank you!
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Tue 6 Jun, 2006 12:46 pm
Woodelf--

Without seeing the idiom in context, I'm only guessing that you mean "put someone on a pedestal".

This means to treat them with great honor, to worship them.

Context is everything.
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