come off

British  

verb

1. (also preposition) to fall (from), losing one's balance

2. to become detached or be capable of being detached

3. (preposition) to be removed from (a price, tax, etc)

   will anything come off income tax in the budget?

4. (copula) to emerge from or as if from a trial or contest

   he came off the winner

5. informal to take place or happen

6. informal to have the intended effect; succeed

   his jokes did not come off

7. slang to have an orgasm

8. informal stop trying to fool me!

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come off Idioms  

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 . [Mid-1800s]

4. See come off it .

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Example Sentences

He fumbled the handoff on his first touch coming off a screen.

From Los Angeles Times

And according to the law, that means the label has to come off.

From Los Angeles Times

On the morning of Dec. 8, the two men said they had just come off a 12-hour overnight shift when they heard explosions rip through the air.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Walter says all of the render and insulation will have to come off and will cost tens of thousands of pounds to put right.

From BBC

Fernandes pulled up at the end of the first half and felt his hamstring, before continuing and coming off at the break.

From BBC

Related Words

• go off
• go over
• pan out