come off it
English
editEtymology
editOriginally a British shortening of "come off the grass!", an older (originally American) phrase. Come off the grass!, which is roughly indicative of the speaker's disbelief, or that the speaker believes that the one being spoken to needs to face reality, is ultimately a play on the oft-seen phrase on signs in places such as public parks: "keep off the grass".
Interjection
edit- An expression of disbelief.
- Come off it, mate! You can't be serious.
- 1984 August 18, Gary Ralph, “Meow, Meow”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 5:
- My palace spies have informed my that a certain tacky queen going by the pseudonym "Joey Ganimeed" has been presuming to offer you the 'facts of life' about gay existence (GCN, August 11, 1984). The next time you see him, tell him from me "Come off it, Mary."
Synonyms
edit- come on, horsefeathers, pull the other one; see also Thesaurus:bullshit
Translations
editexpression of disbelief
Verb
editcome off it (third-person singular simple present comes off it, present participle coming off it, simple past and past participle comed off it)
- (informal, intransitive) To stop doing something or stop talking about something.
- Oh, come off it with the endless questioning.
- He has to come off it about his Harry Potter fanfic.
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