come by
Pay a visit
Come by means to obtain or acquire something, often with a suggestion of effort or luck: How did you come by that information?
Good help is hard to come by these days.
It also means to stop in briefly or pay a casual visit: Come by anytime, I'll come by after work to pick up the keys.
Find unexpectedly
- happen uponEncounter unexpectedly
- chance uponFind unexpectedly
- discoverFind something unknown
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
run across · luck into · serendipity · fluke · accident · coincidence · fortuitous · windfall
Gain possession of
- getObtain or become
- procureObtain through effort
- secureProtected from harm
- gainPositive return received
find · pick up · source · score · land · snag · gather · collect
Difficult to locate
in short supply · limited · precious · sought-after · prized · coveted · exclusive · sparse
drop in
Visit without notice
look in · pay a visit · check in · show up · arrive · appear
stumble upon
Find unexpectedly
- happen uponEncounter unexpectedly
- chance uponFind unexpectedly
- discoverFind something unknown
encounter · run across · luck into · serendipity · fluke · accident · coincidence · fortuitous · windfall
acquire
Gain possession of
gain · find · pick up · source · score · land · snag · gather · collect · track down
hard to find
Difficult to locate
elusive · in short supply · limited · precious · sought-after · prized · coveted · exclusive · sparse · few and far between
come byhard to find
Difficult to locate
elusive · scarce · unobtainable · lack · inaccessible