turn up trumps

Idioms and Phrases

End well, succeed, as in Some brief courtships and hasty marriages turn up trumps . This expression alludes to card games in which trump cards are superior to cards of other suits. [Late 1700s]

Example Sentences

They goes and buys things that they haven't got the money to pay for, and then waits to see if they'll turn up trumps.

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I hope it'll turn up trumps, though it's a bit of a risk in my opinion.

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And so I have felt entirely certain that that machine would turn up trumps eventually.

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I never thought that invention would turn up trumps after all these years.

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The thing may or may not turn up trumps, but in any case I have made an effort to spare a little money to buy some of the shares.

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