come off

come off
a) To become detached.

One of the wagon wheels came off.

b) To have some success, to succeed.

He tried his Chaplin impression, but it didnt really come off.


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  • come off — {v.} 1. To take place; happen. * /The picnic came off at last, after being twice postponed./ 2. {informal} To do well; succeed. * /The attempt to bring the quarreling couple together again came off, to people s astonishment./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come off — {v.} 1. To take place; happen. * /The picnic came off at last, after being twice postponed./ 2. {informal} To do well; succeed. * /The attempt to bring the quarreling couple together again came off, to people s astonishment./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come off — or[through with flying colors] {v. phr.} To succeed; triumph. * /John came off with flying colors in his final exams at college./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come off — or[through with flying colors] {v. phr.} To succeed; triumph. * /John came off with flying colors in his final exams at college./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come\ off\ it — • come off it • get off it v. phr. slang Stop pretending; bragging, or kidding; stop being silly. Used as a command. So I said to the duchess... Jimmy began. Oh, come off it, the other boys sneered. Fritz said he had a car of his own. Oh, come… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • come off as — come off (as) to appear to have a particular attitude, intention, or character. I didn t want to come off as weak …   New idioms dictionary

  • come off — (as) to appear to have a particular attitude, intention, or character. I didn t want to come off as weak …   New idioms dictionary

  • come off — [v] transpire befall, betide, break, chance, click, come about, develop, go, go off, go over, hap*, happen, occur, pan out, prove out, succeed, take place; concept 4 Ant. not happen …   New thesaurus

  • come off — ► come off 1) succeed; be accomplished. 2) fare in a specified way. Main Entry: ↑come …   English terms dictionary

  • come off it — ► come off it informal said when vigorously expressing disbelief. Main Entry: ↑come …   English terms dictionary

  • come off it! — (informal) Don t be ridiculous! • • • Main Entry: ↑come …   Useful english dictionary

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