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                           Phrase(s): use something by something  to consume or complete the use of something by a specified time.  •  Please use this jar of mayonnaise by the last day of the month.  •  Use this one by next week.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs