set store by

Idioms and Phrases

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 The word store here is used in the sense of “something precious,” a usage that is obsolete except in these terms.

Example Sentences

Andrea Goldbarg and her prosecution team had 16; Mexicans, it seems, do not set store by omertà, the oath of silence.

From The Guardian

We must respect the older generation and set store by their opinion, otherwise it will happen to us.

From BBC

The UK has set store by establishing a high level of co-operation on security issues, like counter-terrorism and the fight against organised crime, with the EU after Brexit.

From BBC

For someone whose career had almost been done in by a spreadsheet, Jeff Park certainly set store by them.

From The New Yorker

They also set store by attempts to suppress demand.

From Economist

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