come up trumps

Значение

to succeed or help when people did not expect it

Неожиданно выручить или добиться успеха.

Примеры

1. 1Our quiet neighbour came up trumps and fixed the boiler on Christmas Day.
2. 2I didn't expect much from the cheap hotel, but it came up trumps.
3. 3Everyone expected Leo to forget the cake, but he came up trumps with a perfect three-layer one.
4. 4If the bank comes up trumps with a loan, we can finally open the shop.
5. 5We needed one more volunteer for the fair, and Gran came up trumps by running the cake stall all day.

Грамматика

come — неправильный глагол: came, come. trumps всегда во множественном числе. turn up trumps значит то же самое.