drop by

Idioms  

1. Also,. Pay a brief, casual, and usually unannounced visit. For example, I asked her to drop by whenever she was in the neighborhood, or Joan loves to have friends drop in, or We'd love to drop over but we haven't time on this trip. The first term dates from the first half of the 1900s; drop in is from the mid-1600s and drop over from the late 1800s.

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Example Sentences

Burry previously had options that paid off on a steeper drop by January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Orozco estimated that the nearby fire had caused sales to drop by 70% over the past week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

With not enough people entering the labour market to replace them, the working-age population will drop by 4.3 million by 2036, to 51 million, a fall of some seven percent, it said.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

"He says he wants to drop by for a cup of tea."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The saddle was a good excuse to drop by.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Related Words

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