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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

come off

I tried to make laughing among the audience by telling some old hoary jokes but they didn't come off for a while. Suddenly I realised and changed my topic telling new jokes, just then they came off.

Please correct my sentences.
  

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What do you think 'come off' means?
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User_gary
I tried to make laughing among the audience [laugh] by telling some old hoary jokes but they didn't come off for a while . Suddenly I realised [what was wrong] and changed my topic, telling new jokes,
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Nona The BritWhat do you think 'come off' means?
Thank you friends.

I applied the following meaning in my sentences :

come off (SUCCEED) phrasal verb INFORMAL
to happen as planned or to succeed:
There was some sort of property deal that didn't come off.
I tried telling a few jokes but they didn't come o
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