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go-by
(go-by)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɡəʊbʌɪ/
noun
informal
(in phrase
give someone the go-by
)
avoid or snub someone:
ministers from the former cabinet who were given the go-by have expressed resentment
end a romantic relationship with someone:
her young man’s given her the go-by
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