I’ve never set much store by money and possessions.
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She sets great store by her appearance.
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It is unwise to put too much store by these statistics.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
set great store by (something) — set great/much store by (something) to believe that something is very important or valuable. I ve always set great store by his opinion. What would happen if this relationship that she set so much store by ended? … New idioms dictionary
set (great) store on something — set/put/lay/(great) store by/on/something phrase to think that something is very important I’ve never set much store by money and possessions. Thesa … Useful english dictionary
set much store by (something) — set great/much store by (something) to believe that something is very important or valuable. I ve always set great store by his opinion. What would happen if this relationship that she set so much store by ended? … New idioms dictionary
set great store by — When you consider something to be very important or valuable, you set great store by it. The company sets great store by its after sales service … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put (great) store by something — set/put/lay/(great) store by/on/something phrase to think that something is very important I’ve never set much store by money and possessions. Thesa … Useful english dictionary
put (great) store on something — set/put/lay/(great) store by/on/something phrase to think that something is very important I’ve never set much store by money and possessions. Thesa … Useful english dictionary
lay (great) store by something — set/put/lay/(great) store by/on/something phrase to think that something is very important I’ve never set much store by money and possessions. Thesa … Useful english dictionary
lay (great) store on something — set/put/lay/(great) store by/on/something phrase to think that something is very important I’ve never set much store by money and possessions. Thesa … Useful english dictionary
store — [[t]stɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦ stores, storing, stored 1) N COUNT A store is a building or part of a building where things are sold. In British English, store is used mainly to refer to a large shop selling a variety of goods, but in American English a… … English dictionary
set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
