Lǎobǎn hěn kàndeqǐ tā, bǎ zhòngyào de gōngzuò dōu jiāogěi tā.
His boss thinks highly of him and hands him all the important work.
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usage
看得起 (respect) is almost always used in its negative form 看不起 (to look down on/despise). 看不起人 is a very common expression. The positive 看得起 usually appears in the pattern 你看得起我 = 'you think I'm worthy.'