coming by
Getting hold of
Coming by means obtaining or acquiring something, often with an implication about the ease or difficulty involved.
Something hard to come by is rare or difficult to obtain.
How did you come by that information? asks about the means of acquisition—legitimately or otherwise.
The phrase can also mean stopping briefly at a place: I'll be coming by later to drop off the package.
- call onRequest or visit
- pay a visitGo somewhere briefly
- stumble uponFind unexpectedly
- visitTrip to see another
- arrivingReaching a destination
chance upon · discover · happen upon · run across · acquiring · bump into · pass · obtaining · swing by · swing on by · accession · drop in · pop in · stop by · approach · step · securing · encounter
coming bylosing
Failing to win
giving away · parting with · forfeiting · giving up · surrendering
coming bygiving away
Transferring without payment
giving · bestowing · donating · handing over · passing on
come, become, coming, income, overcome, becoming, outcome, becomes, comes