worship the ground someone walks on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To admire or adore someone to excess.

Pronunciation

wûr′shĭp thə ground sŭm′wŭn′ wôks ŏn -sŭm′wən- -ôn /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔːks ɒn/ /-ˈsʌm.wən-/ /-ɔːn/ /ˈwɜɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɑks ɑn/ /-wɔks ɔn/ /-wɒks ɒn/ /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹæɔ̯nd ˈsɐmˌwɐn woːks ɔn/ /-ˈsɐm.wən-/ /-oːn/ En-au-worship the ground someone walks on.ogg /ˈwøː.ʃəp ðə ɡɹæʊ̯nd ˈsɐmˌwɐn woːks ɒn/ /ˈwʌɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹʌʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔks ɔn/

Word forms

worship the ground someone walks on worships the ground someone walks on worshiping the ground someone walks on worshipping the ground someone walks on worshiped the ground someone walked on worshipped the ground someone walked on

Etymology

First attested in 1848.

Related words

drink someone's bathwater put on a pedestal

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