think a lot of (someone or something)
To have a very good opinion about someone; to hold someone or something in very high regard or esteem. I can tell your last boss thinks very a lot of you, judging from the reference letter she wrote for you. Somehow I doubt the mayor will think too a lot of an article exposing all of his financial details.
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think a lot of someone or something
and think a great deal of someone or something; think highly of someone or something; think much of someone or somethingto think well of someone or something. The teacher thinks a lot of Mary and her talents. No one really thinks a great deal of the new policies. I think highly of John. The manager doesn't think much of John and says so to everyone.
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think a lot of
Also,
think highly or well or the world of . Have a good opinion of, regard very favorably, as in
I think a lot of my daughter-in-law, or
He didn't think highly of this company, or
Dean thought the world of his youngest. These expressions use
think in the sense of "regard" or "value," a usage dating from the late 1300s. For antonyms, see
not think much of;
think little of.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.