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come by

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1 to make a brief visit

come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale

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barge (in)

look up,
see

2 to receive as return for effort

a literary award like that isn't easy to come by

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forfeit,
lose

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come by

come clean (about)

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“Come by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20by. Accessed 1 Oct. 2022.

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The first known use of come by was in the 14th century

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