give the go-by

give someone the go-by

to bypass someone; to ignore someone. Gert gave us all the go-by when she took up with that rich boyfriend. I didn't mean to give you the goby. I'm preoccupied, that's all.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aikman	['eikmən]
Sibonakaliso	-	Southern African, Zulu
Alexis	ah-LEK-sis (German), al-ek-SEE (French), ə-LEK-sis (English)	German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Aphrodisia	-	Ancient Greek
BrÉAnainn	-	Ancient Irish
Yukiko	yoo-kee-ko	Japanese