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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George is also coming off of the healthiest season of his Clippers stint, playing in 74 games last year after failing to appear in more than 56 games in any of the previous four seasons.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
Christian Pulisic is coming off the best season of his career at AC Milan.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024
That first one, though, is in a league of her own lately: Swiatek has won 45 of the 49 matches she’s played this year, is coming off winning her fourth French Open title, and seems utterly indomitable…except, for some reason which nobody has yet nailed down, Wimbledon.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 July 2024
Harvey is coming off a career year (1,416 yards, 16 TDs) in which he was named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2024
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
Christian Pulisic is coming off the best season of his career at AC Milan.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024
That first one, though, is in a league of her own lately: Swiatek has won 45 of the 49 matches she’s played this year, is coming off winning her fourth French Open title, and seems utterly indomitable…except, for some reason which nobody has yet nailed down, Wimbledon.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 July 2024
Harvey is coming off a career year (1,416 yards, 16 TDs) in which he was named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2024
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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