come by

come by
vi
1) (visit) vorbeischauen, vorbeikommen;
to \come by by for a coffee auf einen Kaffee vorbeikommen;
to \come by by the house (esp Am) vorbeikommen, vorbeischauen
2) (meet)
to \come by by sb jdm über den Weg laufen;
to \come by by sth [zufällig] auf etw akk stoßen; see also come across
3) (obtain)
to \come by by sth etw kriegen (fam)
how did you \come by by that black eye? wie bist du denn zu dem blauen Auge gekommen?;
to \come by by an idea auf eine Idee kommen

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