Go by

go by (to pass, to obey, to form an opinion) - mijać, przechodzić, podporządkowywać się, opierać się.

1. All that will get easier as time goes by. [...as time passes]
2. As the weeks went by, Michael and Augusta became more and more worried. [as the week passed..]
3. Only a fool goes by the rules all the time. [..fool obeys the rules...]
4. You can't always go by a first impression. [You can't make an opinion on a first impression]
5. If his past movies are anything to go by, this should be a film worth watching. [If his past movies are anything meaningful, this should be a film worth watching]