come up with the goods

come up with the goods
come up with the goods informal phrase
to do what you have said you will do or what people expect

People quickly lose faith in a political party that fails to deliver the goods.

Thesaurus: to keep a promisesynonym
Main entry: goods

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come up with (or deliver) the goods
informal do what is expected or required of one

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deliver the ˈgoods | come up with the ˈgoods idiom
(informal) to do what you have promised to do or what people expect or want you to do

We expected great things of the England team, but on the day they simply failed to deliver the goods.

Main entry:goodsidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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