stop by

Idioms  

1. Also, stop in. Pay a brief visit, as in I hope you'll stop by this afternoon, or He stopped in at Martha's whenever he came to New York on business. The first term dates from about 1900, the variant from the mid-1800s.

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Example Sentences

I stop by the mailbox on my way next door.

From Literature

On day five of trying—and failing—to apologize, I stop by the mailbox on my way home.

From Literature

“We’re going to plummet right through the clouds and fall to our certain dooms. It’s not normal, this flying business. Flying is for birds. I miss my aviary, though now the birds only stop by to eat their fill and drink and don’t talk to me at all. How high are we?”

From Literature

“Don’t know why more folks don’t stop by.”

From Literature

“Hi. Back to normal craziness. Julio asked you to stop by his office.”

From Literature

Related Words

• call
• call on
• frequent
• hit
• inspect
• play
• see
• stay at
• talk
• tour