"deliver the goods" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-deliver the goods.ogg Forms: delivers the goods [present, singular, third-person], delivering the goods [participle, present], delivered the goods [participle, past], delivered the goods [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} deliver the goods (third-person singular simple present delivers the goods, present participle delivering the goods, simple past and past participle delivered the goods)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To do what was promised or expected. Tags: idiomatic, informal Related terms: make good on Translations ((informal) to keep one's promises): täyttää lupauksensa (Finnish), toimittaa (Finnish), livrer la marchandise (French)
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