Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW) 23 Oct. 4/1: The younger ones could not quite realise why the elder brothers should all at once give them the ‘go by’ and soar into the glories of yachts at Cowes [...] and moors in Scotland, while to them was left the insignificant careers of struggling on, on an allowance of £400 a year.at give someone/something the go-by (v.) under go-by, n.