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.
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.
#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
by LittleBluRidingHood April 27, 2024
Acquire money or items that you can sell for money By stealing jacking or swooping from cars houses garages warehouses or job sites
Come up/coming up: acquiring items you can sell for money by stealing jacking or swooping.
Tonight I’m going car fishing to swoop some valuables to sell for cash so I can come up;
Tonight I’m going car fishing to swoop some valuables to sell for cash so I can come up;
by Triple OG thief May 19, 2018
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by _lindseystan September 29, 2019
“If I smoke a joint through my nose, will I still come up dirty?”
“Yes randy, you will still come up dirty.”
“Yes randy, you will still come up dirty.”
by Dethbyseth9753 July 26, 2022