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by the bye
Idioms and Phrases
Also, by the by . Incidentally, in passing, as in By the bye, my wife is coming too , or Exactly where do you live, by the by ? The bye or second by in this term originally meant “a side path,” whence the current sense of “off the track” or “of secondary importance.” [Early 1500s] Also see by the way .Example Sentences
By-the-bye, I hope you intend to stay some time, and that you will take up your quarters with me?
I don't think you've grown much, Francie—and oh, by-the-bye, I believe there's a tuck that could be let down.'
One invariable mark of Arab blood, by-the-bye, is a high and graceful carriage of the tail.
By-the-bye, though, I ought to be as much surprised to see you.
She had fought a very desperate and gallant action, which, by-the-bye, I have never seen recorded in any naval history.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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