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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Example Sentences

“The teachers yell at us for it all the time, but we’re like, if it’s gotta come off, it’s gotta come off. There’s nothing we can do about it.”

From Literature

"I often see patients who will come off it when they're on the highest dose because they've reached their target and then they stop."

From BBC

But she's not going to come off it, she says.

From BBC

I said, ‘You’re doing more than fine. The training wheels have come off. It’s time for you to ride.’

From Los Angeles Times

"But I found the weight would just not come off. It was demoralising," he said.

From BBC