stop by

Idioms and Phrases

Also, stop in . Pay a brief visit, as in I hope you'll stop by this afternoon , or He stopped in at Martha's whenever he came to New York on business . The first term dates from about 1900, the variant from the mid-1800s.

Example Sentences

He was incredibly accessible to his players, chiding them if they failed to stop by his office and say hello if they were wandering around Heritage Hall.

From Los Angeles Times

On my breaks, I would stop by the fancy stores and get super inspired.

From Los Angeles Times

Worse, it is a subtle form of victim-blaming, as it implies that the targets of defamation can make it stop by responding with gentleness instead of anger.

From Salon

The group filed a Freedom of Information Act request for any reports related to Trump's stop by the cemetery in August.

From Salon

He had previously cancelled a stop by CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” citing another purported scheduling conflict.

From Salon

Related Words

• call
• call on
• frequent
• hit
• inspect
• play
• see
• stay at
• talk
• tour