Definition
To admire or adore someone to excess.
Origins
First attested in 1848.
Idiom Breakdown
worship the ground someone walks on
//-wɒks ɒn/ / /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹæɔ̯nd ˈsɐmˌwɐn woːks ɔn/ / /ˈwøː.ʃəp ðə ɡɹæʊ̯nd ˈsɐmˌwɐn woːks ɒn/ / /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔːks ɒn/ / /-ˈsɐm.wən-/ / /-ˈsʌm.wən-/ / /ˈwʌɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹʌʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔks ɔn/ / /-oːn/ / /ˈwɜɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɑks ɑn/ / /-ɔːn/ / /-wɔks ɔn// EXCESSIVE English hyperboles