- come up trumps
- ► come (or turn) up trumps informal, chiefly Brit. 1) have a better performance or outcome than expected. 2) be especially generous or helpful.Main Entry: ↑trump
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come up trumps
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come up trumps — When someone is said to have come up trumps , they have completed an activity successfully or produced a good result, especially when they were not expected to … The small dictionary of idiomes
come up trumps — To say that someone has come up trumps means that they have achieved unexpectedly good results. Against all expectations, our team came up trumps in the cup final … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
come up trumps — come up/turn up trumps ► to produce a good result, especially when this is not expected: »They finally came up trumps with a new product line and some healthy profits. »The bank came up trumps and he got his loan. Main Entry: ↑trump … Financial and business terms
come up trumps — come up/turn up/trumps british phrase to do what is necessary to succeed, especially when success did not seem likely At the last minute, Jean came up trumps and sorted everything out. Thesaurus: to succeed in doing somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
come/turn up trumps — To say that someone has come up trumps means that they have achieved unexpectedly good results. Against all expectations, our team came up trumps in the cup final … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
come — [c]/kʌm / (say kum) verb (came, come, coming) –verb (i) 1. to move towards the speaker or towards a particular place; approach. 2. to arrive by movement or in course of progress; approach or arrive in time, succession, etc. (sometimes in… …
come up/turn up trumps — ► to produce a good result, especially when this is not expected: »They finally came up trumps with a new product line and some healthy profits. »The bank came up trumps and he got his loan. Main Entry: ↑trump … Financial and business terms
come up up trumps — ˌcome up/ˌturn up ˈtrumps idiom to do what is necessary to make a particular situation successful, especially when this is sudden or unexpected • I didn t honestly think he d pass the exam but he came up trumps on the day. • Just when we thought… … Useful english dictionary
come turn up trumps — ˌcome up/ˌturn up ˈtrumps idiom to do what is necessary to make a particular situation successful, especially when this is sudden or unexpected • I didn t honestly think he d pass the exam but he came up trumps on the day. • Just when we thought… … Useful english dictionary
come up up trumps — come up/turn up trumps British & Australian to complete an activity successfully or to produce a good result, especially when you were not expected to. John s uncle came up trumps and found us a place to stay at the last minute … New idioms dictionary
