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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Taurasi, who came off the bench for the first time, had her best showing of the Games with four assists and three points.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
These winds come off the mountains at 90 to 150 miles per hour, that’s why people couldn’t out-run the flames.
—Martha Shade, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Walz, 60, has also been governor of Minnesota – a decades-long Democratic stronghold – since 2018, coming off 12 years of representing the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
Whether intentional or not, Grohl’s little nod to Tenacious D felt like a welcome boost for the band, which is coming off a fraught month.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
These winds come off the mountains at 90 to 150 miles per hour, that’s why people couldn’t out-run the flames.
—Martha Shade, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Walz, 60, has also been governor of Minnesota – a decades-long Democratic stronghold – since 2018, coming off 12 years of representing the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
Whether intentional or not, Grohl’s little nod to Tenacious D felt like a welcome boost for the band, which is coming off a fraught month.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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