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- not take stock in (something)
not take stock in (something)
not take stock in (something)
To not pay any attention to something; to have or invest no faith or belief in something; to not accept something. I wouldn't take stock in John's promises if I were you because, more often than not, he'll end up letting you down. I don't know how a company expects its managers to perform well when it doesn't take stock in their abilities.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Harmonia | | - | Greek Mythology |
| Laurus | | - | Late Roman |
| Appius | | AP-pi-uws (Ancient Roman), AP-ee-əs (English) | Ancient Roman |
| Linos | | - | Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek |
| Barbour | | ['ba:bə] | |
| Adey | | ['ædi] | |