drop by
drop by
1. To visit someone at some non-specific time in the future. Often stated as an invitation. If you still have questions on the material, why don't you drop by my office sometime, and we'll go over everything step by step. Be sure to drop by the next time you're in the area.
2. To come over briefly (to someone's location) in order to deliver someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "drop" and "by." I'll drop by the tools after lunch. I was planning on dropping the kids by at 2 o'clock or so. Is that all right?
See also: by, drop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
drop by
(sometime) Go to drop around (sometime).
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
drop by
Also, drop in or over . 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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
drop by
v.
To pay a casual visit to some place: He dropped by the hospital to visit his aunt. She dropped by the office during her vacation to see if she had received any important mail.
See also: by, drop
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- drop in sometime
- drop around
- drop around (sometime)
- drop round
- oh dark thirty
- thirty
- zero dark thirty
- one day
- so much
- the like