by the
numbers - de uma maneira mecânica, passo a passo
by the skin of
(one’s) teeth - por muito pouco, por uma margem muito pequena (He won the elections by
the skin of his teeth.) Obs.: I : my teeth, You : your teet, etc
by the thousands, by the hundreds - aos milhares, às
centenas
by the time - na época em que, por
volta da época em que, quando
( By the time he was arrested, all his
family was out of town.)
by the way - a
propósito, por falar nisso(By the way, I also need to buy a new
car.)
