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
Recent Examples on the Web
Whittaker is coming off a nasty submission loss to Chimaev at UFC 308 in October 2024.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Few players will be under more scrutiny than Jackson this year, but that’s nothing new for the two-time league MVP who is coming off arguably his best NFL season.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Or the resident doctor (Bruce Altman), whose joviality comes off more unsettling than inviting?
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
The subjects come off well because that’s the contract.
—Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Few players will be under more scrutiny than Jackson this year, but that’s nothing new for the two-time league MVP who is coming off arguably his best NFL season.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Or the resident doctor (Bruce Altman), whose joviality comes off more unsettling than inviting?
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
The subjects come off well because that’s the contract.
—Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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