Collocations for idol - noun
ADJECTIVE
pop (esp. BrE),
rock,
sports,
etc.
film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE), screen
her screen idol, Marilyn Monroe
film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE), screen
her screen idol, Marilyn Monroe
matinee
a matinee idol of a bygone era
a matinee idol of a bygone era
teen,
teenage
By this time Pitt had become a teenage idol.
By this time Pitt had become a teenage idol.
boyhood,
childhood
big, great, huge
She is still my biggest idol.
big, great, huge
She is still my biggest idol.
false
Superheroes are false idols.
Superheroes are false idols.
fallen
Many fallen idols blame anyone but themselves for their downfall.
Many fallen idols blame anyone but themselves for their downfall.
VERB + idol
make (sb)
Teenagers made Dean their idol.
The movie made an idol of her.
Teenagers made Dean their idol.
The movie made an idol of her.
emulate,
imitate
kids trying to emulate their idols
kids trying to emulate their idols
meet
She'd always wanted to meet her idol.
She'd always wanted to meet her idol.