Come off something
verb phrase
To stop doing or saying something immediately: Come off that crap. Keep your jaw shut/ Give me a break and come off it (1880s+)
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[kuhm-on, -awn] /ˈkʌmˌɒn, -ˌɔn/ noun, Slang. 1. inducement; lure. modifier : football bowls baited with $100,000 or so of come-on money noun Anything designed to attract or seduce; an enticement: I gave her a big grin, but she knew it was a come-on (1902+)
- Come on in
Please enter, as in Come on in, the door’s open. This phrase is simply a friendly request to enter one’s house or some other place. The related come on in, the water’s fine originated as an encouragement (or, sometimes, a command) to a reluctant or fearful swimmer but has been extended to other activities, as […]
- Come on like gangbusters
verb phrase To begin or proceed in a vigorous fashion: I come on like the Gang Busters and go off like The March of Time [1942+; fr the radio program Gangbusters of 1937–1942, which was introduced by a noisy miscellany of sirens, shots, screeches, music, etc]
- Come on to someone
noun (Variations: chuzpa or hutzpa or hutzpah) Extreme and offensive brashness; arrogant presumption; hubris: Chutzpa is that quality enshrined in a man who, having killed his mother and father, throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan/ The hutzpah of using Studio 54 was much commented on (1892+)
- Come out ahead
verb phrase To win: Who came out ahead in the poll? (1930s+) Succeed, make a profit. For example, By the end of the year we expect to come out ahead . Also see ahead of the game