set store by

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)To believe that something is verynecessaryorimportant; tovaluehighly.We live in a society thatsetsgreatstore byscience and technology.1964May, “News and Comment: Commanding presences”, inModern Railways, pages292–293:[...] we rather wonder whethertoo much store is set onintellectual as against executive ability as a pre-requisite in the good railway officer.

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