部下たちは社長を持ち上げてばかりいる。
His subordinates do nothing but butter up the president.
そんなに持ち上げないでください、照れます。
Please don't flatter me so much. It's embarrassing.
マスコミは新人選手を一時は持ち上げたが、すぐに批判し始めた。
The media praised the rookie to the skies for a while, but soon began criticizing him.