come by
US
UK come by vi phrasal: informal (pay a visit)
SC 短暂拜访 duǎn zàn bài fǎng
TC 短暫拜訪
TC 短暫拜訪
SC 串门 duǎn zàn bài fǎng，chuàn mén
He doesn't come by often.
他不常来串门。
come by [sth] vtr phrasal insep: informal (find, obtain by chance)
SC 偶然找到 ǒu rán zhǎo dào
TC 偶然找到
TC 偶然找到
SC 碰巧获得，偶然获得
We came by these old coins in our garden when we were digging over the vegetable plot.
当我们在菜地翻土的时候，偶然获得了这些旧硬币。
hard to come by adj: (rare, difficult to find)
SC 稀有的，难找到的，难得到的 xī yǒu de
First editions of the book are hard to come by.