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come off
verb
- also preposition to fall (from), losing one's balance
- to become detached or be capable of being detached
- preposition to be removed from (a price, tax, etc)
will anything come off income tax in the budget?
- copula to emerge from or as if from a trial or contest
he came off the winner
- informal.to take place or happen
- informal.to have the intended effect; succeed
his jokes did not come off
- slang.to have an orgasm
- come off it! informal.stop trying to fool me!
Example Sentences
This kind of self-destructive lunacy received theological sanction in the pages of First Things, a right-wing religious publication that fancies itself a bearer of the thought of Thomas Aquinas, but comes off more like Torquemada.
The 75-year-old recently vowed to keep playing live "until the wheels come off", but said he had scaled back his tours after his wife, Patti Scialfa, was diagnosed with myeloma, a rare blood cancer.
Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy, coming off a couple of tough MLS games, was solid against Tigres, making four saves.
“One of the places is in the gym. When you’re on that bike in your shorts, panting away next to a Republican, a lot of the inhibitions come off.â€
But by then, the team was already leading 5-0, giving manager Dave Roberts a chance to ride a rested bullpen coming off of Sunday’s off-day.
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