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
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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Bailey is just a terrific pass rusher — one of his sacks Saturday came off his spin move — and his combination of speed and twitch is the real deal.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
So if nothing else, history tells us to expect a good game between quite possibly the best the NFC has to offer against a team coming off five Super Bowl appearances in six years.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
But perhaps some of his biggest contributions came off the ice.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The Aces had a 14-14 record in early August and were coming off a record-breaking 53-point home loss to Minnesota.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
So if nothing else, history tells us to expect a good game between quite possibly the best the NFC has to offer against a team coming off five Super Bowl appearances in six years.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
But perhaps some of his biggest contributions came off the ice.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The Aces had a 14-14 record in early August and were coming off a record-breaking 53-point home loss to Minnesota.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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