“the goods”

The following 3 entries include the term the goods.

deliver the goods

phrase

: to give results that are promised, expected, or desired

come up with the goods

idiom

: to produce the desired or promised results : to do what is wanted or expected

have/get the goods on

idiom

: to have/get evidence showing that someone has done something wrong


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