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
Get the Come up trumpsmug. Even if Cleveland had been awarded the touchdown, they would have still only had a Trump of a chance to beat KC.
by RrrRRrrrr rRRRRRRRR%RaaoulR January 17, 2021
Get the Trump of a chancemug. Dirk: Bro, oh no! Did you hear about Gil? He paid the stripper to have sex with him at the bachelor party last weekend, but then surprise! Her lawyer appeared like outta nowhere and started destroying his asshole from behind. It was complete devastation.
Steven: Oh shit, he got Trump Towered? Awful, do you know what his recovery will be like?
Steven: Oh shit, he got Trump Towered? Awful, do you know what his recovery will be like?
by ItsMeJB June 4, 2024
Get the Trump Towermug. by carl wheezer May 30, 2021
Get the fuckboy trumpmug. Dude 1: Hey yo, Trump bad, voteflake, he is orange hahaha
Dude 2: Dude, can you think of absolutely anything else to say? Maybe a joke with effort? Or any cleverness?
Dude 1: nah
Dude 2: You're just trumping, aren't you?
Dude 2: Dude, can you think of absolutely anything else to say? Maybe a joke with effort? Or any cleverness?
Dude 1: nah
Dude 2: You're just trumping, aren't you?
by marcist December 19, 2020
Get the Trumpingmug. Donald Trump is the stupidest president the united states has ever had. Why the fuck did they elect an orange to be president? He is known for being a stupid beeatch who only cares about himself.
by RWEUCJHXKDJ December 6, 2023
Get the Donald Trumpmug. by Olinda Holiday October 23, 2022
Get the Trumped Itmug.