come off

— Phrasal Verb with come

/kʌm/ verb (past tense came, past participle come)

Definition

› to happen successfully: His attempt to impress us all didn't quite come off.

come off badly/best/well, etc › to be in a bad or good position at the end of a fight, argument, etc: She usually comes off best in an argument.

Come off it! informal › used to tell someone that you do not agree with them or do not believe them: Oh, come off it! I saw you take it!

(Definition of come off from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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