go from the sublime to the ridiculous Definition

sublime
adj

1. Said of someone: displaying the highest or noblest nature, especially in terms of their morality, intellectuality, spirituality, etc.

Thesaurus: transcendent, grand, noble, exalted, lofty, stately, eminent, majestic, empyrean; Antonym: lowly.
2. Said of something in nature, art, etc: overwhelmingly great; supreme; awe-inspiring.
3. loosely
Unsurpassed.

noun

1. The ultimate or ideal example or instance.

Form: the sublime

verb, tr & intr sublimed, subliming

1. To heat (a substance) and convert it from its solid state into a vapour or gas without an intermediate liquid stage, usually allowing it to resolidify.
2. Said of a substance: to change from a solid to a vapour without passing through the liquid state.

Derivative: sublimely
adverb

Derivative: sublimity
noun

Idiom: go from the sublime to the ridiculous

To pass from something serious, elevated, etc to something silly or trivial.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin sublimis in a high position.