He'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : to meet in the sweet by-and-by. From Dictionary.com.
Of course by-and-by There was no by-and-by, yet his belief that he had crushed the unclean habit made him feel noble and very happy. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
What this conference led to we shall see by-and-by. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
But by-and-by she sang, and oh! all was forgiven her. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
They paid no heed at first, but by-and-by they heard him. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
Paul groaned and drank, and by-and-by felt a little better. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
Then by-and-by there softly sounds, beside some flowering tree. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
If you heed it not, you may look meagre and antiquated by-and-by. From Wordnik.com. [Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness.] Reference
Dennis flushed as he replied: "I'll tell you by-and-by," and added. From Wordnik.com. [The Flaw in the Sapphire] Reference
The boys grew very fast, and by-and-by they were old enough to work. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Stories for the Story-teller] Reference
He resolved by-and-by to recommend a course of Sandow to the new hand. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Many Lands] Reference
Here, bear my bottle: fellow Trinculo, we'll fill him by-and-by again. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
And by-and-by there came company for Gilian as he sheltered in the wood. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
But by-and-by a solace for his miseries brought a solution of perplexity. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
But we will have plenty of time to talk about all these things by-and-by. From Wordnik.com. [Katie Robertson A Girls Story of Factory Life] Reference
Then here and there a rivet came out, and by-and-by the whole suit fell to pieces. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
In fact, I've a notion to come here by-and-by, and I would like to look about first. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
'You will see by-and-by, and remember I have warned you!' said George, mysteriously. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
United States officials had changed their nature; but more about them also by-and-by. From Wordnik.com. [Ranching, Sport and Travel] Reference
I have no doubt whatsoever that a legislative enactment will make all right by-and-by. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Cattle-breeders] Reference
So by-and-by he went back to the pier and caught one while the twins played in the sand. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Stories for the Story-teller] Reference
'But if he won't have any by-and-by, why don't you save it up for then?' inquired Horatia. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah's School Friend] Reference
"Yes, you'll know better than that by-and-by, Mellor," said the youth addressed as Murrell. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
The woman of the house came in by-and-by, to ask whether she should see the children in bed. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
But by-and-by she cheered herself, remembering Time's promise, and hurried on as fast as she could. From Wordnik.com. [Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886] Reference
It will appear by-and-by that this resource promises to afford yet farther assistance to the physician. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847] Reference
So by-and-by they commenced to talk of happier things, feeling very near and dear to each other the while. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl Scouts at Home, or, Rosanna's Beautiful Day] Reference
The former separates it from the branchial cavity; the latter from the fifth sac, to be described by-and-by. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
They thought at first the fellows around the store had played them a trick by taking it away; but by-and-by the. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879] Reference
But by-and-by their curious old-world appearance was forgotten in amazement at the articles they carried with them. From Wordnik.com. [Chinese Folk-Lore Tales] Reference
Of late years, perhaps, its use has become restricted; and, as we shall point out by-and-by, it is well that it is so. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
As Bill, my interpreter put it, "they cookum that fellow three day; by-and-by cookum finish, that fellow all same grease.". From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
Why shouldn't the fellow tell us who his people are, where he comes from, and what he's going to do with himself by-and-by? '. From Wordnik.com. [That Scholarship Boy] Reference
So I up and f-follers 'em, and by-and-by a f-fellers meets 'em and says, says he, 'Good evening, Missus and Miss F-F-Franklin.'. From Wordnik.com. [City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston] Reference
She got up by-and-by and walked toward the parlor, but looking back to the table she saw the violets still lying beside her plate. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
When Randolph excused himself from Nannie by-and-by to talk with a man who called on business, the latter started toward the house. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
Leland sat in constrained solemnity for awhile, but by-and-by a genial grin spread over his features, and he chuckled in deep enjoyment. From Wordnik.com. [An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference
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