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Phrase(s): come off ((of) something)
1. [for something] to detach from, fall off, or drop off something. (See also Come off it!. Of is usually retained before pronouns.) • The paint came off the west side of the house because of the hot sun. • A wheel came off Timmy’s tricycle. 2. to get down off something; to get off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) • Come off the roof immediately. • Please come off of that horse!, Phrase(s): come off
Inf. to happen; to take place. • What time does this party come off ? • How did your speech come off ? • It came off very well.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Happen, occur, as in The trip came off on schedule. [Early 1800s] 2. Acquit oneself, reach the end. This usage always includes a modifier, as in Whenever challenged he comes off badly, or This model is doomed to come off second-best. [Mid-1600s] 3. Succeed, as in Our dinner party really came off. [Mid1800s] 4. See COME OFF IT.
American Heritage Idioms