worship the ground someone walks on

wor·ship the ground some·one walks on
UK/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔːks ɒn/UK/-ˈsʌm.wən-/UK/-ɔːn/Canada, US, cot caught merger/ˈwɜɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɑks ɑn/

verb

To admire or adore someone to excess.

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Meanings

verbworship the ground someone walks on (third-person singular simple present worships the ground someone walks on, present participle (US) worshiping the ground someone walks on or (UK) worshipping the ground someone walks on, simple past and past participle (US) worshiped the ground someone walked on or (UK) worshipped the ground someone walked on)

present singular third person worships the ground someone walks on · US participle present worshiping the ground someone walks on · UK participle present worshipping the ground someone walks on · US participle past worshiped the ground someone walked on · US past worshiped the ground someone walked on · UK participle past worshipped the ground someone walked on · UK past worshipped the ground someone walked on

  1. excessiveidiomaticTo admire or adore someone to excess.

Origin

First attested in 1848.

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APA

worship the ground someone walks on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worship%20the%20ground%20someone%20walks%20on

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “worship the ground someone walks on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worship%20the%20ground%20someone%20walks%20on.

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