WordNet
thought the world of
Usage examples of "thought the world of".
The story of a cocky little man who thought the world of himselfand was much too big for his boots!
Bingo thought the world of Buster, and copied him in every way he could, even to rubbing his nose with his left paw, instead of his right one.
She thought the world of the boys and in particular Lightning here.
Pullings did not seem wholly convinced, but he was saying that Mowett certainly thought the world of Homer when the cat, which had not yet learnt the sanctity of the quarterdeck, crossed their bows, evidently meaning to caress and be caressed.
Certainly not on this evening, waiting in Magdeburg while his wife was under Spanish siege in Amsterdam and several young men he thought the world of were about to face war's destruction in Wismar.