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MyShirley Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

come off as innocent

At the beginning she came off as innocent, and innocence can go a long way.

What does came off as innocent mean?

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People perceived her as being innocent. She looked innocent, acted innocent. They believed she was innocent.

— BarbaraPA

  • People perceived her as being innocent.
  • She looked innocent, acted innocent.
  • They believed she was innocent.
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People perceived her as being innocent. She looked innocent, acted innocent. They believed she was innocent.
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come off:
1 a : to issue or emerge (as from a contest or situation whose outcome is uncertain)
4 : to turn out to be <the day came off fine>

thus in this case the person:
- might emerge from a testing/difficult situation as innocent
- might turn out to be innocent
pretty similar meanings, but ...
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