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ALL meanings of come off

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  • phrasal verb come off If something comes off, it is successful or effective. 3
  • phrasal verb come off If someone comes off worst in a contest or conflict, they are in the worst position after it. If they come off best, they are in the best position. 3
  • phrasal verb come off If you come off a drug or medicine, you stop taking it. 3
  • convention come off You say 'come off it' to someone to show them that you think what they are saying is untrue or wrong. 3
  • verb come off to fall (from), losing one's balance 3
  • verb come off to become detached or be capable of being detached 3
  • verb come off to be removed from (a price, tax, etc) 3
  • verb come off to emerge from or as if from a trial or contest 3
  • verb come off to take place or happen 3
  • verb come off to have the intended effect; succeed 3
  • verb come off to have an orgasm 3
  • noun come off to become unfastened or detached 3
  • noun come off to happen; occur 3
  • noun come off to end up; emerge, as from a contest 3
  • noun come off to prove effective, successful, etc. 3
  • verb without object come off to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
  • verb without object come off to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 1
  • verb without object come off to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.: Christmas comes once a year. I'll come to your question next. 1
  • verb without object come off to move into view; appear. 1
  • verb without object come off to extend; reach: The dress comes to her knees. 1
  • verb without object come off to take place; occur; happen: Success comes to those who strive. 1
  • verb without object come off to occur at a certain point, position, etc.: Tuesday comes after Monday. Her aria comes in the third act. 1
  • verb without object come off to be available, produced, offered, etc.: Toothpaste comes in a tube. 1
  • verb without object come off to occur to the mind: The idea just came to me. 1
  • verb without object come off to befall: They promised no harm would come to us. 1
  • verb without object come off to issue; emanate; be derived: Peaches come from trees. Good results do not come from careless work. 1
  • verb without object come off to arrive or appear as a result: This comes of carelessness. 1
  • verb without object come off to enter or be brought into a specified state or condition: to come into popular use. 1
  • verb without object come off to do or manage; fare: She's coming along well with her work. 1
  • verb without object come off to enter into being or existence; be born: The baby came at dawn. 1
  • verb without object come off to have been a resident or to be a native of (usually followed by from): She comes from Florida. 1
  • verb without object come off to become: His shoes came untied. 1
  • verb without object come off to seem to become: His fears made the menacing statues come alive. The work will come easy with a little practice. 1
  • verb without object come off (used in the imperative to call attention or to express impatience, anger, remonstrance, etc.): Come, that will do! 1
  • verb without object come off to germinate, as grain. 1
  • verb without object come off Informal. to have an orgasm. 1
  • verb with object come off Chiefly British. to do; perform; accomplish. 1
  • verb with object come off Informal. to play the part of: to come the grande dame. 1
  • noun come off Slang: Vulgar. semen. 1
  • idioms come off come and go, to occur briefly or suddenly but never for long; appear and disappear. 1
  • intransitivephrasal verb come off be a success 1
  • idioms come off come down on the side of, to support or favor: I want to come down on the side of truth and justice. 1
  • idioms come off come home, Nautical. (of an anchor) to begin to drag. (of an object) to move when hauled upon. 1
  • transitivephrasal verb come off sth: finish period of 1
  • idioms come off come off, Informal. to happen; occur. to reach the end; acquit oneself: to come off with honors. to be given or completed; occur; result: Her speech came off very well. to succeed; be successful: The end of the novel just doesn't come off. 1
  • transitivephrasal verb come off stop using: drugs 1
  • idioms come off come off it, Informal. to stop being wrong, foolish, or pretentious; be truthful or honest: Come off it—we know you're as poor as the rest of us. 1
  • idioms come off come to pass, to happen; occur. 1
  • idioms come off come what may, no matter what may happen; regardless of any opposition, argument, or consequences: Come what may, he will not change his mind. 1
  • idioms come off where one is coming from, Slang. where the source of one's beliefs, attitudes, or feelings lies: It's hard to understand where your friend is coming from when he says such crazy things. 1
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