BE / STAND IN AWE OF SB/STH


Meaning of BE / STAND IN AWE OF SB/STH in English

to admire sb/sth and be slightly frightened of them / it :

While Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.