Phrasal verbs · by particle

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25Verbs

Abide byAccept or follow a decision or rule

Check byVisit a place to check something

Drive byDo something out of a car

Drop byPay a brief visit; visit someone informally

Flash byMove very fast

Fly byWhen time appears to move quickly

Get byHave just enough money to live on

Go byThe passing of time

Live byFollow a belief system to guide your behaviour

Pass byGo past without stopping

Put bySave for the future

Roll byPass (time)

Run byTell someone your ideas so that they can comment

Scrape byJust manage to pass something

Shave byReduce by a certain amount

Sit byNot try to stop something

Slip byPass quickly (time)

Stand bySupport someone

Stick bySupport someone when they are having difficulties

Stop byVisit somewhere briefly or quickly

Swear byHave great confidence in

Swing byVisit a person or place on your way somewhere

Tick byPass (of time)

Zip byPass quickly

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