turn up trumps

turn up trumps
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: trump

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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 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 turn 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

  • come/turn up trumps — Brit informal : to do or provide what is necessary in order to succeed The team turned up trumps in the final game and won the championship. • • • Main Entry: ↑trump …   Useful english dictionary

  • come (or turn) up trumps informal, — come (or turn) up trumps informal, chiefly Brit. have a better performance or outcome than expected. ↘be especially generous or helpful. → trump …   English new terms 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

  • turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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