come off synonyms

come off

v.

  1. To become separated

    fall off, come apart, be disconnected, be disengaged, be severed, be parted, be disjoined, be detached, come unfastened, get loose, come undone; see also break 3, disintegrate 1.

  2. *To happen

    occur, transpire, come about; see happen 2.

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