come off
verb
came off; come off; coming off; comes off
2
: succeed
a television series that never came off—
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US, informal
—used in phrases like where do you come off? to express anger or annoyance at what someone has said or done
Marie was bent over the table now, reading, her piping girlish voice hot with indignation. "Where does she come off, anyway?"—T. Coraghessan Boyle
T. Coraghessan Boyle1
: to have recently completed or recovered from
coming off a good year
2
: to have recently stopped using (an illegal drug)
an addict who is coming off heroin
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Examples of come off in a Sentence
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been “just dating” for years
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Not just that the House, coming off of its least productive year in modern history, managed to pass a substantive bill.
—Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
This is a reach, because Keith doesn’t come off as insecure, merely as a normal person who wants to avoid messiness and was never that into Danni.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
This works especially well on water sets, with glare coming off the surface blinding them.
—Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
The 49ers lost two of their first three coming off the bye to Indianapolis and Arizona before catching fire with a win over the Rams and a strong finish to squeak into the playoffs as a wild card at 10-7.
2020: Week 11, 2-4.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
This is a reach, because Keith doesn’t come off as insecure, merely as a normal person who wants to avoid messiness and was never that into Danni.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
This works especially well on water sets, with glare coming off the surface blinding them.
—Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
The 49ers lost two of their first three coming off the bye to Indianapolis and Arizona before catching fire with a win over the Rams and a strong finish to squeak into the playoffs as a wild card at 10-7.
2020: Week 11, 2-4.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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