go by (
http://definr.com/go by)
v 1: pass by, as of time [syn:
elapse,
lapse,
pass, {slip
by},
glide by,
slip away,
slide by,
go along]
2: pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out
the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One
line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn:
travel by, {pass
by},
surpass,
go past,
pass]
3: be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden
name again" [syn:
go under]
4: be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you'll be
safe"