Drop by

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Definition

To visit someone casually or unexpectedly

Example sentence
He dropped by my office to say hello.
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drop by my house

drop by the office

drop by after work

drop by for coffee

drop by for a visit

drop by sometime

Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.

We dropped by their house unannounced. ✅ (Correct)
We dropped their house by unannounced. ❌ (Incorrect)