Meaning: abide by

v.
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishesshow respect towards

let (one) pass by Idiom, Proverb

baby blues

feeling sad when you are pregnant After seven months, Karly had the baby blues. She was feeling sad.

baby boomer

a person born during the decade after World War II Baby boomers will retire in the first decade of the 21st century.

bit by bit

doing a small amount each time, little by little Bit by bit, they rebuilt a church that was destroyed by bombs.

bitten by the same bug

have the same interest or hobby My cousin and I were bitten by the same bug. We collect coins.

by a country mile

by a long distance, by a wide margin Black Beauty won the race by a country mile. She was far ahead.

by a long shot

by a big difference, by far The soap company was able to beat out the bids of the other companies by a long shot.

by all means

yes, please do it By all means, come to the Learning Skills Centre.

by and by

before long By and by they will come and we can go out for dinner.

by and large

on the whole, considering everything By and large we had a good meeting even though it was a little short.

by any means

any way or method, by doing any job He survived by any means when he first came to Canada.

let (one) canyon by

To acquiesce one to canyon by or about (someone or something). I charge to get into the architecture to retrieve my briefcase—please let me canyon by! I didn't appetite to drive any faster on the highway, so I confused afterpiece to the barrier to let the cars abaft me canyon by.Learn more: by, let, pass

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