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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
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if the couch is rockin’, don’t come knockin’

a quote about having fun from emily in 401
me: what are you doing tonight?
emily: a guy from mutual is coming over!
me: oh cool!

emily: if the couch is rockin’, don’t come knockin’!
by strawberryshortcake9 September 3, 2020
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Come on England CANT

When your mate Will is drunk and screaming aloud, he shouts "COME ON ENGLAND CANT," it is a sign of patriotism
Will shouted "COME ON ENGLAND CANTS" to Joel and Jake, his mates.
by Shrekson O’Connor November 23, 2018
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come-raeg

trans. v.

(while in Wales) to come up to people and address them in Welsh, whether you know that they speak Welsh or not (deriv. Cymraeg). Cf. welsh
In Y Gwyll, the Welsh version of Hinterland, DCI Mathias would always come-raeg to people all the time.
by Denver Wagner August 22, 2016
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coming up lindsey

I just got bit in the face by a cat! Everything is coming up Lindsey....
by _lindseystan September 28, 2019
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Coming for the throne

Staying on the grind with sports. never giving up, and doing a lot better than you did last year.
I didn’t make the basketball team this year. I’m going to practice every day during off season. So that next year I make the team and be even better than I was before. So I’m coming for the throne
by Ava the goat October 27, 2020
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