come off
phrasal verbcome off
- to be able to be removed
- Does this hood come off?
- That mark won't come off.
- (informal) to take place; to happen
- Did the trip to Rome ever come off?
- (informal) (of a plan, etc.) to be successful; to have the intended effect or result
- They had wanted it to be a surprise but the plan didn't come off.
- come off well, badly, etc. (especially British English, informal) to be successful/not successful in a fight, contest, etc.
- I thought they came off very well in the debate.
come off (something)
- to fall from something
- to come off your bicycle/horse
- to become separated from something
- When I tried to lift the jug, the handle came off in my hand.
- A button had come off my coat.
come off something
- [no passive] to stop taking medicine, a drug, alcohol, etc.
- I've tried to get him to come off the tranquillizers.
come off (as something) (North American English)
- to give a particular impression
- She always comes off as a snob because she doesn't like to hang out with any of the others.
- It came off like he was trying to control us.