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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At 30 and coming off a so-so year, Ramsey won’t fetch more than a third-round pick.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Morrison is coming off a serious hip injury that limited the corner to just six games in 2024.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
Comments Valerie Bertinelli couldn’t help but collapse to the ground in laughter after the wheels truly came off during an exercise instructional on Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
—EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
This will be the second time Mustard and K-Dot will share the stage together, coming off Lamar’s memorable Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show in February, which featured a cameo from the producer.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Morrison is coming off a serious hip injury that limited the corner to just six games in 2024.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
Comments Valerie Bertinelli couldn’t help but collapse to the ground in laughter after the wheels truly came off during an exercise instructional on Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
—EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
This will be the second time Mustard and K-Dot will share the stage together, coming off Lamar’s memorable Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show in February, which featured a cameo from the producer.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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