A casual English phrase you can say when you admire someone.

“Look up to”

Meaning, like someone’s character.
Want to become more like their character.

I admire my cousin.
She is so hard working, appreciative, and smart.
I want to be more hard working, appreciative, and smart.

“I look up to my cousin”

Meaning, I admire my cousins’ character.
I want to become more like her hard-working character.

“Look up to” means to appreciate someone’s character.
Want to be more like them.

I look up to farmers because often they work so hard for their families.

Who do you look up to?
Why do you look up to them?

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More Examples:

“I look up to my teachers because they work hard to understand the world”
“I look up to my students because of they are so motivated to learn”
“He looks up to his brother”
“He looks up to his father”
“They look up to their leader”