give the go-by (English, verb)
expansion: give the go-by (third-person singular simple present gives the go-by, present participle giving the go-by, simple past gave the go-by, past participle given the go-by)
Senses:
glosses: To leave behind, outdistance.
tags: archaic
transitive
glosses: To avoid dealing with; to disregard, ignore.
tags: transitive
glosses: To snub (someone); to end a relationship.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: gives the go-by
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: giving the go-by
tags: participle
present
form: gave the go-by
tags: past
form: given the go-by
tags: participle
past