deliver the goods
deliver the goods · delivers the goods · delivered the goods · delivering the goods
виграти, перемогти, перемагати
выиграть, выигрывать, победить
gewinnen, siegen, erobern
To do what was promised or expectedTo do what was promised or expected.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To do what was promised or expected.
The government promised a lot, but failed to deliver the goods.
More definitions
- attain success or reach a desired goal
Translations
2 languagesForms
delivers the goods, delivering the goods, delivered the goods, delivered the goods| Base form | deliver the goods · to deliver the goods |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | delivers the goods |
| Present participle | delivering the goods |
| Past simple | delivered the goods |
| Past participle | delivered the goods |
irregular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- attain success or reach a desired goal:succeedwincome throughbring home the bacon
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle