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come up trumps
(redirected from come turn up trumps)

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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

Usage notes: In card games, trumps are a set of cards which have been chosen to have the highest value during the game.

John's uncle came up trumps and found us a place to stay at the last minute.

See also: come, trump, up

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