come off it
An expression of disbeliefAn expression of disbelief.
Meaning
1 sensesAn expression of disbelief.
Come off it, mate! You can't be serious.
Examples
323 sentencesCome on, give it a try.
Ну ж бо, спробуй це. — deniko
ruДавай, попробуй. — marafon
deKomm jetzt, probier’s doch! — raggione
You should come back home before it gets dark.
Тобі слід повернутися додому перш ніж стемніє. — deniko
Come home before it gets dark.
Ходімо додому поки не зтемніло. — shanghainese
ruВернись домой до наступления темноты. — Lenin_1917
deKomm nach Hause, bevor es dunkel wird. — Adelpa
Come on, admit it.
Ну ж бо, визнай це. — deniko
ruДавай, признай это. — odexed
deKomm schon, gib es doch zu. — Jan_Schreiber
Come get it.
Йди візьми його. — deniko
deKomm und hol es dir. — Felixjp
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Originally a British shortening of "come off the grass!", an older (originally American) pOriginally 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".
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Synonyms
3 synonymsSee also
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