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fallen idol

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a fallen idol
a person who was admired in the past but who is not admired any more. Highly respected during his lifetime, he became a fallen idol after his death when his research was found to be full of errors.
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Sir Ralph Richardson is superb as the subject of Carol Reed's 1948 classic but too-little-seen ``The Fallen Idol.
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When the brothers insist that Bill lie about the circumstances of their big catch, and Bill accedes, Mikey confronts his fallen idol in a harangue that reveals how deeply betrayed the young man feels.
Lord of the Deep by P.D.S. / The Horn Book Magazine
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