come up trumps

A form of turn up trumps — To end up being successful when doing so was uncertain or unlikely.

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Meanings

verbcome up trumps (third-person singular simple present comes up trumps, present participle coming up trumps, simple past came up trumps, past participle come up trumps)

present singular third person comes up trumps · participle present coming up trumps · past came up trumps

  1. alternativeAlternative form of turn up trumps.
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come up trumps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20up%20trumps

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come up trumps,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20up%20trumps.

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