COME OFF


Meaning of COME OFF in English

1.

to be able to be removed :

Does this hood come off?

That mark won't come off.

2.

( informal ) to take place; to happen :

Did the trip to Rome ever come off?

3.

( informal ) ( of a plan, etc. ) to be successful; to have the intended effect or result :

They had wanted it to be a surprise but the plan didn't come off.

4.

come well, badly, etc. ( informal ) to be successful / not successful in a fight, contest, etc. :

I thought they came off very well in the debate.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.