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The Curse review: Emma Stone comes up trumps again in this brilliantly unsettling new television comedy (www.bbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Have you played many card games? Trump cards are ones that beat any other card in a hand.

[–] BertramDitore 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm aware of trump cards in card games. I'd just never heard "comes up trumps" as a turn of phrase. Made no sense to me in the context of a tv show.

[–] scottywh 8 points 10 months ago

It's really weird phrasing... It's not just you.