by the way

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   used to introduce a comment or question that is not directly related to what you have been talking about

In the movies · 172

• By the way, why is he called Eskimo Joe?Django Unchained2012
• It's not a put-on, by the way. I'm honestly folksy.A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote2020
• - I'm Wil, by the way. - Why can't I just stop?You're Not You2014
• By the wayThe Lobster2015
• By the way..Kingsman: The Secret Service2014
• Oh. By the way...Life in a Year2020
• By the way...Twister1996
• By the way...The Secret Life of Walter Mitty2013

Learn it in full scenes

• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty2013
  • Walter Calls eHarmony for Help
  • The Office Learns It's Acquired
  • Walter and Cheryl Meet at the Office

From the same entry

• across the way
• all the way
• always the way
• any way you slice it
• be born made that way
• be set in your ways
• by way of
• by way of the way of
• come your way
• cut both ways
• either way
• every which way

More everyday phrases

• i'll be right back
• if you ask me
• are you kidding me
• can i ask you
• forget it
• no problem
• i love you too
• never mind
• as far as i know
• what's going on
• trust me
• to tell you the truth