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come off it

Idioms  
  1. Stop acting or speaking foolishly or pretentiously, as in Oh come off it! you're no smarter than they are. This term, often used as an imperative, dates from the late 1800s, when it was usually put simply as come off.


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When he's come off it does tend to have an effect, so it'll be interesting to see how they fare if he doesn't play the full 90.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2024

He was on a vets’ list that kept him out of the Preakness, but has since come off it.

From Washington Times Jun. 6, 2023

But I don't feel normal when I come off it.

From Scientific American Apr. 13, 2023

And since Jaime Barría pitched Sunday, that means Griffin Canning, who is still on the injured list but is eligible to come off it Wednesday, appears to be the likely candidate.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2023

“Oh, come off it, you don’t think we’d let you go alone?”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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