Multiple choice

Directions: In the question given below, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

We entered the contest with little hope of success but our team came up trumps and we won the trophy.

  1. to have a better performance than expected

  2. to give the best shot at something

  3. to make the best effort

  4. to do anything necessary to prove a point

  5. .
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Explanation

This is the correct answer. To come up trumps is to complete something well or successfully, to have a better performance or outcome than is expected

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