turn up trumps

End well, succeed, as in Some brief courtships and hasty marriages turn up trumps. This expression alludes to card games in which trump cards are superior to cards of other suits. [Late 1700s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elmira	el-MIR-ə	Literature
Quiana	-	African American (Modern)
Barak (2)	-	Arabic
AnunciaciÓN	ah-noon-thyah-THYON (Spanish), ah-noon-syah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Cassidy	KAS-i-dee	English (Modern)
Reynaud	re-NO	French