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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Kyle Higashioka, coming off a 17-homer season, got slightly more than that from the Texas Rangers — two years, $13.5 million.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
That Sunnyslope team was coming off a win over Phoenix Sandra Day O'Connor, which many figured would be the team that could beat Perry this year.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
But coming off years of relative social isolation brought on by the pandemic, these kinds of interactions started to feel impersonal and, ultimately, unfulfilling.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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In January, the Dodgers signed Hernández to a deferral-laden, $23.5 million contract as a free agent coming off a down year with the Seattle Mariners.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
That Sunnyslope team was coming off a win over Phoenix Sandra Day O'Connor, which many figured would be the team that could beat Perry this year.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
But coming off years of relative social isolation brought on by the pandemic, these kinds of interactions started to feel impersonal and, ultimately, unfulfilling.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
In Juan Soto Sweepstakes More news: More Insane Juan Soto Contract Details Emerge as Mets Finalize Deal
In January, the Dodgers signed Hernández to a deferral-laden, $23.5 million contract as a free agent coming off a down year with the Seattle Mariners.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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