come off
verb
came off; come off; coming off; comes off
2
: succeed
His plans to start a business never came off.
4
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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Femi was coming off a devastating loss against Brock Lesnar.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Many factors could have shaped those changes, as households routinely come off and onto the SNAP rolls each month.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
Known for projects like Transparent and C’mon C’mon, Hoffmann is coming off turns in Netflix’s thriller series Eric, opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, and 20th’s Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere, opposite Jeremy Allen White.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2026
In February 2025, with Cleveland coming off a 3-14 season, Garrett requested a trade, to no avail.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Many factors could have shaped those changes, as households routinely come off and onto the SNAP rolls each month.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
Known for projects like Transparent and C’mon C’mon, Hoffmann is coming off turns in Netflix’s thriller series Eric, opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, and 20th’s Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere, opposite Jeremy Allen White.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2026
In February 2025, with Cleveland coming off a 3-14 season, Garrett requested a trade, to no avail.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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