deliver the goods

Idioms and Phrases

Do what is required, come up to expectations. For example, Kate delivered the goods and got us the five votes we needed . This phrase alludes to delivering an order of groceries or other items. [ Colloquial ; second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

"When as a captain with the next opportunity you deliver the goods - that will do wonders for him."

From BBC

And he delivered the goods against the Auld Enemy once again, with the first hat-trick by a Scotland player against England in an individual performance that will go down in the annals of the sport.

From BBC

"Liverpool's strikers were able to deliver the goods."

From BBC

Trump can deliver the goods to them for a few more years so it is a good deal.

From Salon

When Michelangelo mocks Leonardo for not delivering the goods, this is what he seizes on: You had eighty tons of bronze, and you still couldn’t get that statue done, you fool.

From Literature

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