What time does this party come off ?
•How did your speech come off ?
•It came off very well.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 — also[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 … Dictionary of American idioms
come off it — also[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 … Dictionary of American idioms
come off — UK US come off Phrasal Verb with come({{}}/kʌm/ verb INFORMAL ► to happen as planned, or to succeed: »The meeting never came off. »Despite some small problems, the acquisition went off pretty smoothly … Financial and business terms
come off — phr verb Come off is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑button, ↑heat, ↑mark, ↑plaster, ↑weight, ↑wheel Come off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bicycle, ↑bike, ↑duty, ↑mailing list, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
come off it — interjection An expression of disbelief. Come off it, you cant be serious. Syn: come on … Wiktionary
come off — verb 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 … Wiktionary
Come off it — request that someone be reasonable: Come off it, mate! … Dictionary of Australian slang
