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come off

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come off verb

  1. To become detached.“One of the wagon wheels came off.”
  2. To have some success; to succeed.“He tried his Chaplin impression, but it didn't really come off.”
  3. To have an orgasm.
  4. To appear; to seem; to project a certain quality.“I'm sorry if I came off as condescending; that wasn't my intention.”

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