drop by

Examples:

‘Drop by next time you are in the area.’

‘My neighbour dropped in for a chat.’

‘We’ll drop by on Tuesday morning.’

If someone drops by, they visit someone informally and often just for a short time. The visit is not planned in detail and is often spontaneous.

Tip:

Try to build up your knowledge of verbs that have more than one part. For example: drop by, put on, look forward to, come across. When you check their meanings in a dictionary, you need to check if they need an object and if they can be separated.

Examples:

She put her jacket on

He put on his jacket

He put it on

He’s looking forward to his holiday

I look forward to hearing from you

We’re looking forward to it

They came across it in an antique shop