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store

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DIME STORE,

IN STORE,

SET STORE BY,

VARIETY STORE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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variety store

[variety store] {n.} A store that sells many different kinds of things, especially items that are fairly small and in everyday use. * /I went into a variety store and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in store

[in store] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Saved up in case of need; ready for use or for some purpose. * /If the electricity goes off, we have candles in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

set store by

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

dime store

[dime store] or [five-and-dime] or [five-and-ten] {n. phr.} A store that sells things that cost little. * /Charles bought a pencil at the five-and-dime./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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