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Collocations for idol - noun

ADJECTIVE

pop (esp. BrE), rock, sports, etc.
film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE), screen
her screen idol, Marilyn Monroe
matinee
a matinee idol of a bygone era
teen, teenage
By this time Pitt had become a teenage idol.
boyhood, childhood
big, great, huge
She is still my biggest idol.
false
Superheroes are false idols.
fallen
Many fallen idols blame anyone but themselves for their downfall.

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VERB + idol

make (sb)
Teenagers made Dean their idol.
The movie made an idol of her.
emulate, imitate
kids trying to emulate their idols
meet
She'd always wanted to meet her idol.

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