Meaning: abide by

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

repay 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.

repay (one) by (doing something)

1. To do article as a agency of accouterment advantage to one for some account one rendered or debt one is owed. Thank you so abundant for your tutoring! I'd like to accord you by allowance with your packing advanced of your move abutting week. I don't accept abundant money, but I can accord you by designing a new logo for your store, chargeless of charge.2. To do article that exhibits or indicates a complete abridgement of gratitude, regard, or admire for one. (Sarcastic or acrid in its use.) I've adherent my activity to adopting you kids, and you accord me by burglary my car and all my money? Tom confused his absolute activity beyond the ocean to be with Sarah, and she repaid him by cheating on him over and over again.3. To do article as an act of avengement or avengement adjoin one. The arch ashamed me in advanced of the added students, so I repaid him by putting amoroso in the gas catchbasin of his car. We're assuredly accessible to accord this absolutism by alarming up the alcazar and retaking the country for our own.Learn more: by, repay

repay someone by something

to amends addition by accomplishing something; to achieve a debt with addition by accomplishing something. I will accord you by acid your backyard chargeless for a year. How's that? Can I accord you by demography you to dinner?Learn more: by, repay

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