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come off

verb

also preposition to fall (from), losing one's balance
to become detached or be capable of being detached
preposition to be removed from (a price, tax, etc)
will anything come off income tax in the budget?
copula to emerge from or as if from a trial or contest
he came off the winner
informal.
to take place or happen
informal.
to have the intended effect; succeed
his jokes did not come off
slang.
to have an orgasm
come off it! informal.
stop trying to fool me!

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The late Richard Nixon shouldn't expect to come off well in these histories, but neither do John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, the latter of whom was especially susceptible to Gen. William Westmoreland’s persuasiveness.

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A spokesman for Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said the party was "working hard for every vote" but "we have got to recognise we are coming off an historic high in 2021".

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Then, after coming off the bench earlier in the game, Edman walked it off with a line drive single to right.

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He charted his progress in building the bike on YouTube, demonstrating its use although the spherical wheels did come off as the velocity increased.

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While trying to appear sincere, Aday Mara comes off anything but genuine.

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come of age come off it

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