Come/turn Up Trumps Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Come/turn Up Trumps Idiom mean?

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come/turn up trumps What does come/turn up trumps mean?	have a better performance or outcome than is expected (trumps are the playing cards that are chosen to be ranked higher than the others)	have a better performance or outcome than is expected (trumps are the playing cards that are chosen to be ranked higher than the others) We entered the contest with little hope of success but our performance came up trumps which was a big surprise to everyone.
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ride What does "ride" mean?	car; vehicle

call (someone or something) into question or call into question (someone or something) What does "call (someone or something) into question or call into question (someone or something)" mean?	to dispute or cast doubt upon someone or something	The lawyer called the man's statement about his neighbor into question.
preferred customer What does "preferred customer" mean?	a customer who does much business with you and who you give special discounts to	The man is a preferred customer and we always give him a good price.
a whale of (something) What does "a whale of (something)" mean?	an exceptionally good or large something	Everybody had a whale of a time at the birthday party.
have (someone's) number What does "have (someone's) number" mean?	to get the key information to be able to understand someone	"I have that man's number. He is a liar and cannot be trusted."
milk (someone) for (something) What does "milk (someone) for (something)" mean?	to pressure someone into giving information or money	The man was trying to milk the elderly lady for much of her money.
From a different angle What does "From a different angle" mean?	If you look at something from a different angle, you look at it from a different point of view.

play (someone) off against (someone) What does "play (someone) off against (someone)" mean?	to scheme in a manner that pits two of your opponents against each other	Our supervisor is always trying to play one group of employees off against another group.
goose bumps What does "goose bumps" mean?	the bumpy skin (like a goose) that one gets because of excitement or fear	I got goose bumps when the woman began to talk about her sick child.
pull one`s weight What does "pull one`s weight" mean?	to do one`s fair share of the work	"If everyone pulls their weight we can quickly finish and go home."

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Come/turn Up Trumps Idiom