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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But Brunson's coming off a rough 4-for-16 night from the floor, as Thompson's size and physicality on defense appeared to take its toll on him.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
New York had come off a tough WNBA Finals loss to the Las Vegas Aces the prior season but was expected to be among the title favorites in 2024.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 May 2025
Game 4 will be remembered for its violence, and in the end, there isn’t a team in the NHL that is going to go toe-to-toe with the champs when the gloves come off.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Best known for starring in the Wonder Woman films, Gadot is coming off of her role as the Evil Queen in Disney’s Snow White and is currently in production on The Runner, a new action thriller for Amazon MGM.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 May 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
New York had come off a tough WNBA Finals loss to the Las Vegas Aces the prior season but was expected to be among the title favorites in 2024.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 May 2025
Game 4 will be remembered for its violence, and in the end, there isn’t a team in the NHL that is going to go toe-to-toe with the champs when the gloves come off.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Best known for starring in the Wonder Woman films, Gadot is coming off of her role as the Evil Queen in Disney’s Snow White and is currently in production on The Runner, a new action thriller for Amazon MGM.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 May 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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