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Phrase(s): come by something honestly
1. Fig. to get something honestly. (See also come by something.) • Don’t worry. I came by this Swiss watch honestly. • I have a feeling she didn’t come by it honestly. 2. Fig. to inherit something— such as a character trait—from one’s parents. • I know I’m mean. I came by it honestly, though. • She came by her kindness honestly.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs