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Verb: turn up trumps
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. Attain success or reach a desired goal
    - succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon [informal], deliver the goods, come up trumps [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: turned up trumps, turning up trumps, turns up trumps

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turn the corner
turn the other cheek
turn the tables
turn the tide
turn thumbs down
turn to
turn turtle
turn up
turn up the heat
turn up the pressure
turn up trumps
turnability
turnabout
turnaround
turnaround time
turnbuckle
Turnbull
turncoat
turncock
turndown
turned