set great store by

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.


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  • set great store by — set store by Gwen set great store by good manners Syn: value, attach great importance to, put a high value on, put a premium on; think highly of, hold in (high) regard, have a high opinion of; informal rate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • 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 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

  • 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 great store by — See: SET STORE BY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set great store by — See: SET STORE BY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set\ great\ store\ by — See: set store by …   Словарь американских идиом

  • set (great) store by — VALUE, attach great importance to, put a high value on, put a premium on; THINK HIGHLY OF, hold in (high) regard, have a high opinion of; informal rate. → store …   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

  • 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

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