come off
Phrasal verbto seem or appear a certain way; to give people a particular impression; used to tell someone to stop talking nonsense or to reject what they just said as unbelievable; to become separated from sth; to have the nerve or to think one has the right to do something, usually in “where does X come off …?”
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Meaning
Editorial25% of films
to seem or appear a certain way; to give people a particular impression
Editorial15% of films
used to tell someone to stop talking nonsense or to reject what they just said as unbelievable
Oxford15% of films
to become separated from sth
Editorial10% of films
to have the nerve or to think one has the right to do something, usually in “where does X come off …?”
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That is not coming off.
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