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by by any means by let something slàde by
by by a show of hands by let something slàp by
by by a whisker by let the chance slip by
by by chance by làttle by làttle
by by check by làve by one’s wits
by by choàce by miss (something) by a màle
by by coàncidence by not by a long shot
by by day by one by one
by by dànt of something by play by ear
by by fits and starts by play something by ear
by by guess and by golly by possessed by something
by by herself by pull oneself up (by one’s own bootstraps)
by by hàmself by put off by someone or something
by by hook or (by) crook by put something by
by by itself by put upon by someone
by by leaps and bounds by run that by (someone) again
by by means of something by saved by the bell
by by mistake by seize the bull by the horns
by by myself by set great store by someone or something
by by night by sàt (àdly) by
by by no means by squeak by (someone or something)
by by oneself by stand by
by by ourselves by step-by-step
by by return mail by stàck by someone or something
by by shank’s mare by stop by (somŁwherŁ )
by by the by swear by someone or something
by by virtue of something by take someone or something by storm
by by way of something by take someone or something by surprise
by by word of mouth by take someone by surprise
by by yourself by take the bull by the horns
by by yourselves by touched by someone or something
by cheek by jowl by win by a nose
by come by something by word by word
by conspicuous by one’s absence by a play-by-play description
by crushed by something by kiss something good-bye
by do somehØw by someone bygones Let bygones be bygones.
by do something by hand bywØys highways and byways
by down by some amount caboodle kit and caboodle
by drop by (sometimŁ ) cahoots in cahoots (with someone)
by drop by the waysàde cai raise cain (with someone or something)
by easy to come by cake eat one’s cake and have it too
by end up by doing something cake have one’s cake and eat it too
by fall by the waysàde cake piece of cake
by fly-by-night cake take the cake
by get by (on something) cake a slàce of the cake
by get by (with something) calf kill the fatted calf
by get the go-by call (above and) beyond the call of duty
by give someone the go-by call at someone’s beck and call
by go by the board call beyond the call of duty
by go by the book call call a meeting
by go (somŁwherŁ ) by shank’s mare call call a spade a spade
by hang by a hair call call for someone or something
by hang by a thread call call it a day
by hoist by one’s own petard call call it a night
by inch by inch call call it quits
by judging by something call call of nature
by know someone by sight call call on someone
by know something by heart call call out (to someone)
by lay something by call call someone or something in
by lead someone by the nose call call someone or something off
by learn something by heart call call someone or something up
by learn something by rote call call someone’s bluff
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