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came up with the goods

came up with the goods is the simple past of come up with the goods.

Meaning of come up with the goods

Verb

come up with the goods (third-person singular simple present comes up with the goods, present participle coming up with the goods, simple past came up with the goods, past participle come up with the goods)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To produce what was expected or required.
    • This was the acid test - at least before Sunday's final with formidable Italy - and they came up with the goods not only in the context of Euro 2020 but also in demonstrating their character and big match mentality.2021 July 7, Phil McNulty, “England 2-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport

Questions about came up with the goods

What is came up with the goods the simple past of?
Came up with the goods is the simple past of come up with the goods.

Words near came up with the goods in the dictionary

  1. came up snake eyes
  2. came up to
  3. came up trumps
  4. came up with
  5. came up with snake eyes
  6. came up with the goods
  7. came up with the rations
  8. came upon
  9. came with
  10. came with it
  11. came with the territory

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