give (one) the go-by
give (one) the go-by
To disregard or ignore one. Man, none of these pedestrians will stop and talk to me—they just keep giving me the go-by.
See also: give
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
give someone the go-by
to bypass someone; to ignore someone. Gert gave us all the go-by when she took up with that rich boyfriend. I didn't mean to give you the goby. I'm preoccupied, that's all.
See also: give
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
give someone the go-by
tv. to bypass someone; to ignore someone. (see also go-by.) I didn’t mean to give you the go-by. I’m preoccupied, that’s all.
See also: give, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- give someone the go-by
- give the go-by
- get the go-by
- give someone the time of day
- not give (one) the time of day
- not give anyone the time of day
- not give somebody the time of day
- not give someone the time of day
- would not give someone the time of day
- give short shrift