come off it英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

动词 v.

To stop doing something or stop talking about something. informal,intransitive

— Oh, come off it with the endless questioning.

感叹词 intj.

An expression of disbelief.

— Come off it, mate! You can't be serious.

词形变化

comes off it present,singular,third-person coming off it participle,present came off it past come off it participle,past

词源

词源 1

Originally 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".

词源 2

Originally 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".