set a great deal by (someone or something)
set a great deal by (someone or something)
obsolete To have very high regard for someone or something; to value someone or something very highly. Students who set a great deal by a strict work ethic are sure to find success in all they set out to accomplish. I've always set a great deal by people who are willing to forsake an easy profit in the name of their principles.
See also: by, deal, great, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be/have done with somebody/something
- be in line with (someone or something)
- better of
- (someone or something) promises well
- begin with
- begin with (someone or something)
- bird has flown, the
- beware of
- beware of (someone or something)
- be rough on (someone or something)