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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The camera's in the full circle around us and coming off the helicopter and all that.
—EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The documentary surfaces footage from performances in which Selena, at times, comes off as more of a riot grrrl than the good Texan girl her parents raised her to be.
—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Back in 2017, Selena Gomez was coming off her greatest commercial hot streak, having just released 2015’s Billboard 200-topping Revival — which scored a trio of smash pop singles — and keeping her momentum going with a run of successful collabs.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025
Moreno is coming off a decision win over Amir Albazi, which ended his two-fight losing skid.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The documentary surfaces footage from performances in which Selena, at times, comes off as more of a riot grrrl than the good Texan girl her parents raised her to be.
—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Back in 2017, Selena Gomez was coming off her greatest commercial hot streak, having just released 2015’s Billboard 200-topping Revival — which scored a trio of smash pop singles — and keeping her momentum going with a run of successful collabs.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025
Moreno is coming off a decision win over Amir Albazi, which ended his two-fight losing skid.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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