come off

come off
come off
Inf. to happen; to take place. •

What time does this party come off ?

How did your speech come off ?

It came off very well.

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{v.} 1. To take place; happen. * /The picnic came off at last, after being twice postponed./ 2. {informal} To do well; succeed. * /The attempt to bring the quarreling couple together again came off, to people's astonishment./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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