come by

立ち寄る、通りかかる

誰かを少し訪ねたり、ある場所のそばを通ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To visit someone briefly or move past a place.

• Come by this afternoon.
• A delivery van came by a few minutes ago.
• She came by our house to return my book.

使い方： come by a place (Come by the office after lunch.); come by for something (Would you like to come by for dinner?)

類義語： drop by, stop by, pass by

よく使う表現： come by tomorrow, come by the house, come by for coffee

手に入れる、入手する

特に見つけにくい物や、偶然見つかった物を手に入れること。

やさしい英語で： To get something, especially when it is difficult to find or you get it by chance.

• Good jobs are hard to come by.
• She came by the painting at a market.
• How did he come by so much money?

使い方： come by something (How did you come by that old guitar?)

類義語： get, obtain, acquire

よく使う表現： come by money, come by tickets, hard to come by

時計回りに回れ

牧羊犬に、羊の周りを時計回りに回るよう指示する掛け声。

やさしい英語で： A command telling a sheepdog to move around sheep in the same direction as a clock's hands.

• Come by, Rex!
• The farmer called, 'Come by!' as the dog approached the sheep.
• When I say 'come by', the dog circles the flock clockwise.

反対語： away

よく使う表現： come by now, come by Rex