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

Should you find the opportunity to come up north one day, please stop by to say hello in person.

From Literature

If you get hungry, you can stop by Dottie’s at the Koi Pond, which sells food, beer, wine and specialty cocktails on Saturdays and Sundays.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

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• hit
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