take stock in
take no stock in
To have faith in; trust; believe. Usually used in the negative.
He took no stock in the idea that women were better cooks than men.
They took little or no stock in the boy's story that he had lost the money.
Do you take any stock in the gossip about Joan?
take stock
To count exactly the items of merchandise or supplies in stock; take inventory.
The grocery store took stock every week on Monday mornings.
To study carefully a situation, or a number of possibilities or opportunities.
During the battle the commander paused to take stock of the situation.