if something passes you by, you are not able to take advantage of the opportunities it offers
if something passes you by, you do not notice it
to go past
A car slowly passed by the front of the house.
Did you tell me about that? Sorry, it completely passed me by.
I was just passing by her house, so I thought I’d call in and see her.
Sometimes I feel that life is just passing me by.
Three buses passed by, but none of them was the right one.
passes by
passing by
passed by
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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