Common Italian expression
| Pronunciation | |
| Literal translation | To get off the pedestal |
| English translation | To get off your high horse |
| Meaning | Describing someone who feels superior to anyone else |
Examples
| Ilenia dovrebbe scendere dal piedistallo. | Ilenia should get off her high horse. |
| Lucrezia si crede una principessa. Qualcuno dovrebbe farla scendere dal piedistallo. | Lucrezia thinks of herself as a princess. Someone should get her off her high horse. |
Where does this idiom come from?
When you’re on a pedestal, you’re looking at everyone from the top down. You’re standing in a crowd, you’re highly visible…as you think you deserve to be. When you get off the pedestal, you’re back into the crowd. You are no longer in a higher position, but you are just like everybody else. You are humbled.
Related lessons
- scendere (to get off)
- da (preposition)
- prepositions
- definite articles
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