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swing by

noun

  1. Aerospace.a trajectory that uses the gravitational field of one celestial body to alter the course of a spacecraft destined for another body.



swing by

verb

  1. informal(preposition) to go somewhere to pay a visit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of swing by1

1960–65, noun use of verb phrase swing by
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She’s a regular here — her kids, ages 9 and 4, often ask to swing by after school — but doesn’t know the origin of its ties to the Humphrey Bogart-Ingrid Bergman film.

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The team should not only swing by the White House to meet Trump, they should do it with the weight of L.A. on their minds.

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That’s why the team should not only swing by the White House on Monday, they should do it with the weight of L.A. on their minds.

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I would swing by the Grove or by the farmers market to grab something to eat, or take myself to see a movie.

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Historically, office culture centered around managers who could easily “swing by” desks and oversee their teams face-to-face.

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