set store by

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set store by (something or someone)

To have faith, confidence, or belief in someone or something; to care about, appreciate, or respect someone or something. It is important that one sets store by one's friends, for it is to them one must turn when life becomes difficult. My brother is not one to set store by obeying social rules or etiquette.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

set store by

Also, set great store by. Regard as valuable or worthwhile, as in I don't set much store by her judgment, or He sets great store by his good name. The word store here is used in the sense of "something precious," a usage that is obsolete except in these terms.
See also: by, set, store
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

set (or lay or put) store by (or on)

consider something to be of a particular degree of importance or value.
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put/set (no, great, little, etc.) ˈstore by something

think that something has (no, great, little, etc.) importance or value: She sets little store by what her husband says. Why do some people put such great store by their horoscopes?
See also: by, put, set, something, store
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set store by

To regard as valuable or worthwhile.
See also: by, set, store
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • 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)
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