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Come up trumps

Dig someone out of a hole, or do something that turns the tide and turns the situation into a success, particularly at the last minute and when unexpected, with all hope lost.
Same as come through for someone in the clutch, only an older phrase, and more precise, better conveying the sense of "in the nick of time", and "unexpected".

Look at it like this- played out action movie scenario: there are three guys fighting. 2 vs 1. One of them gets knocked out cold, and then the guy that knocked him out pulls out a gun and is about to finish off the other guy. Just when he is about to pull the trigger and send him to kingdom come, he gets hit in the head/ shot in the back etc by someone, and we see that someone is the guy who was out cold.

He came up trumps.

My old junker broke down and left me stranded in the middle of nowhere, but this guy came up trumps and gave me a ride.
#come up trumps

This bully started pushing me around, but Daniel came up trumps just when I was about to get my ass kicked big time, and took him down a few pegs.

by Barzagli September 22, 2017


Torches are on the left, pitchforks are on the right. Come and get me!

The one phrase which states quite clearly, the sarcastic way to finish an argument against something.
Said sarcastically or angrily, more or less, with a short burst of temper .
If someone doesn't like your opinion on anything, pretty much, this is said in huge retort to that, and pretty much defines your strong position to it.

"What? You don't like Zelda Breath of the Wild? Fine! Torches are on the left, pitchforks are on the right. Come and get me!"

by Adam-D June 7, 2020


You come for a scrap eh?

“You come for a scrap eh?!” - A term used by North Yorkshire men such Captain Grimm who aren’t actually up for a fight, they just say it to cover up their crippling social anxiety.

“Oi mate I stamped on yer whippersnapper last night, it went all pop and sh*t innit.”
“Oi you come for a scrap eh?”

by Tread6666 March 23, 2021


the best is yet to come

its not true... its just not.

stop saying *the best is yet to come* when it just makes things worse

by Questionforgodwhy March 22, 2021


Not coming up off him

Never giving up on him. Never letting go of my relationship... Welcome to death row

I'm not coming up off him, I'm not coming up off her

by LittleBluRidingHood April 27, 2024


Coming home from trumpet practice

An event that never takes place because anyone who participates in the practice of playing a trumpet would not ever want to leave due to the high levels of enjoyability.

Friend 1: so I was coming home from trumpet practice...
Friend 2: stop lying man, I know you don’t play trumpet. Anyone who did wouldn’t just “come home from trumpet practice”

by Freggsmash May 21, 2019


Come on the boys!

Come on the boys! Is a phrase made by “Ben Foster” the Watford goalkeeper. He does YouTube and his name is Cycling GK (This is by him cycling a lot)

“Ooh and some ketchup with that, I will see you tomorrow for the game. Come on the boys!”

by Benny Boy’s grandson January 4, 2022