come by

passare, fare un salto

Fare una breve visita a qualcuno o passare vicino a un luogo.

In inglese semplice: To visit someone briefly or move past a place.

• Come by this afternoon.
• A delivery van came by a few minutes ago.
• She came by our house to return my book.

Come si usa: come by a place (Come by the office after lunch.); come by for something (Would you like to come by for dinner?)

Sinonimi: drop by, stop by, pass by

Espressioni comuni: come by tomorrow, come by the house, come by for coffee

ottenere, procurarsi

Procurarsi qualcosa, soprattutto se è difficile da trovare o si trova per caso.

In inglese semplice: To get something, especially when it is difficult to find or you get it by chance.

• Good jobs are hard to come by.
• She came by the painting at a market.
• How did he come by so much money?

Come si usa: come by something (How did you come by that old guitar?)

Sinonimi: get, obtain, acquire

Espressioni comuni: come by money, come by tickets, hard to come by

gira a sinistra

Comando a un cane da pastore di girare intorno alle pecore verso sinistra, in senso orario.

In inglese semplice: A command telling a sheepdog to move around sheep in the same direction as a clock's hands.

• Come by, Rex!
• The farmer called, 'Come by!' as the dog approached the sheep.
• When I say 'come by', the dog circles the flock clockwise.

Contrari: away

Espressioni comuni: come by now, come by Rex