pass by phrasal verb ( see also ↑ pass )
1 . pass by (somebody/something) to go past a person, place, vehicle etc:
They all waved as they passed by.
Will you be passing by the supermarket on your way home?
⇨ ↑ passerby
2 . pass somebody by if something passes you by, it happens but you are not involved in it:
She felt that life was passing her by.