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
The bloom would come off the rose perhaps permanently at that point.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
The industry is coming off a very rough six-month period.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
Florida was leading by 4-0 when Brady Tkachuk, the Senators captain, came off the bench and got a quick breakaway.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
And ombre art and bubble nails are two (shockingly) easy ways to make a statement when the gloves come off.
—Chloé Valentine Toscano, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
The Eagles have allowed the most fantasy points to wide receivers through 11 weeks and Diggs is coming off his two worst games of the season.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
Whitney doesn’t come off terribly, though there’s a lot of skepticism about the concept of passive homes, including one person who’s an outright climate change denier.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
The Bulldogs were 8-1, ranked in the top 25 and coming off a 37-30 win over Boise State to secure the inside track on a Mountain West championship game berth.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
Since that thunderous introduction, the UCLA grad has settled into his role as a key reserve player, coming off the bench for a team fresh off an NBA Finals appearance.
—Alan Chazaro, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
The industry is coming off a very rough six-month period.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
Florida was leading by 4-0 when Brady Tkachuk, the Senators captain, came off the bench and got a quick breakaway.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
And ombre art and bubble nails are two (shockingly) easy ways to make a statement when the gloves come off.
—Chloé Valentine Toscano, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
The Eagles have allowed the most fantasy points to wide receivers through 11 weeks and Diggs is coming off his two worst games of the season.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
Whitney doesn’t come off terribly, though there’s a lot of skepticism about the concept of passive homes, including one person who’s an outright climate change denier.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
The Bulldogs were 8-1, ranked in the top 25 and coming off a 37-30 win over Boise State to secure the inside track on a Mountain West championship game berth.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
Since that thunderous introduction, the UCLA grad has settled into his role as a key reserve player, coming off the bench for a team fresh off an NBA Finals appearance.
—Alan Chazaro, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
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