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• set store by — index honor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• set store by — phrasal : to consider valuable or trustworthy or worthwhile set store by dieting as a means to health convinced that the poorest people set the most store by family ties Irish Digest * * * set (or lay or put) store by (or on) consider (something) …   Useful english dictionary

• set store by — or set store on phrasal to consider valuable, trustworthy, or worthwhile …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• set store on — phrasal see set store by …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• To set store by — Store Store, n. [OE. stor, stoor, OF. estor, provisions, supplies, fr. estorer to store. See {Store}, v. t.] 1. That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To set store by — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• set store by — ► set (or lay or put) store by (or on) consider to be of a particular degree of importance. Main Entry: ↑store …   English terms dictionary

• set store on — ► set (or lay or put) store by (or on) consider to be of a particular degree of importance. Main Entry: ↑store …   English terms dictionary

• set store by — {v. phr.}, {informal} To like or value; want to keep. Used with a qualifying word between set and store . * /George sets great store by that old tennis racket./ * /Pat doesn t set much store by Mike s advice./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• set store by — {v. phr.}, {informal} To like or value; want to keep. Used with a qualifying word between set and store . * /George sets great store by that old tennis racket./ * /Pat doesn t set much store by Mike s advice./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• set\ store\ by — v. phr. informal To like or value; want to keep. Used with a qualifying word between set and store . George sets great store by that old tennis racket. Pat doesn t set much store by Mike s advice …   Словарь американских идиом