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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As Stover was coming off probation, Simmons was going through the discipline process that would end with him being fined $10,000 after the April 2022 death of BBL patient Tanisha Walker.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
This membrane usually comes off within the first few weeks, leaving behind red skin covered with fine, white scales.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 7 Feb. 2025
Middleton, 33, was a key member of the Bucks team that won the NBA Finals in 2021, but the forward has struggled to stay healthy in recent years and largely came off the bench this season.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
That was until Mark Robins’ Coventry took the first of the four wheels that would come off through the run-in.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
This membrane usually comes off within the first few weeks, leaving behind red skin covered with fine, white scales.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 7 Feb. 2025
Middleton, 33, was a key member of the Bucks team that won the NBA Finals in 2021, but the forward has struggled to stay healthy in recent years and largely came off the bench this season.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
That was until Mark Robins’ Coventry took the first of the four wheels that would come off through the run-in.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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