stop by

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to make a short visit somewhere

In the movies · 56

• I'm gonna stop by a brokerage firm after work.The Pursuit of Happyness2006
• 'We stopped by Ruby's favorite restaurant for a burritoPaulie1998
• That's what I came to tell you. I stopped by Probate.Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988
• Stop by anytime.Sex and the City2008
• Thought we'd stop by.The Internship2013
• You should stop by.Barbie2023
• Bender really wanted to stop by...A Beautiful Mind2001
• Just gonna stop by.Up in the Air2009

Learn it in full scenes

• Barbie2023
  • Barbie Rewrites the Doll Story
  • Barbie's Perfect Day in Barbie Land
  • Ken Beaches Off and Gets Hurt

From the same entry

• stop at nothing
• stop the clock
• stop short
• stop short of doing
• stop in their tracks
• stop in
• stop off
• stop out
• stop over
• stop up
• come to a full stop
• pull out all the stops

More phrasal verbs

• fall apart
• fit in
• speak up
• make up
• point out
• come across
• help out
• depend on
• give up on
• start over
• show off
• sign up