come off

come off
vi
1) (fam: succeed) Erfolg haben, gelingen, klappen (fam) attempts glücken;
his jokes didn't \come off off seine Witze gingen in die Hose (fam)
2) (take place) stattfinden;
their marriage didn't \come off off aus ihrer Hochzeit wurde nichts
3) (end up) abschneiden;
to always \come off off worse immer den Kürzeren ziehen;
to \come off off with a few scratches mit ein paar Kratzern davonkommen
4) (become detached) handle, knob abgehen;
does the hood \come off off? lässt sich ist die Kapuze abnehmen?;
my lipstick came off on his collar mein Lippenstift färbte auf seinen Kragen ab
5) (removable) stain rausgehen
6) (fall [from horse]) [he]runterfallen
7) (stop being performed) play, film, show abgesetzt werden
8) (Am) (complete)
the company was coming off one of its best years ever die Firma hatte einen ihrer besten Jahresabschlüsse gemacht
9) (fam: have orgasm) kommen (fam)
10) (fall)
to \come off off a horse vom Pferd fallen
11) (get over)
to \come off off an injury sich akk von einer Verletzung erholen
12) (esp Brit) (stop taking)
to \come off off sth mit etw dat aufhören;
to \come off off the alcohol mit dem Trinken aufhören
PHRASES:
\come off off it! (fam) jetzt mach aber mal halblang! (fam)

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