edge by

edge by (someone or something)

To move very carefully past someone or something. To avoid the person on the corner handing out fliers, Millie edged by him and didn't make eye contact. The path was so narrow that I had to edge by the pond to avoid tumbling into it. Please edge by my prized tulips—I don't want them to get jostled!
See also: by, edge
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edge by (someone or something)

to move carefully past someone or something. Try to edge by the portly gentleman carefully. He is very grumpy about being bumped. Edge by as carefully as you can.
See also: by, edge
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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