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DictionarySeewoodworkout of the woodwork
out of the woodworkOut of hiding; into view or awareness suddenly and unexpectedly. No one had anything negative to say when I first pitched this idea, but now people are coming out of the woodwork to criticize it. Ever since Liam won the lottery, his so-called relatives have been showing up out of the woodwork.See also: of, out, woodwork*out of the woodworkFig. out into the open from other places or a place of concealment. (*Typically: bring someone or something ~; come ~; creep ~.) When the cake appeared, all the office people suddenly came out of the woodwork.See also: of, out, woodworkout of the woodworkEmerging from obscurity or a place of seclusion. It often is put as come (or crawl) out of the woodwork, as in The candidates for this job were coming out of the woodwork. The expression alludes to insects crawling out of the interior wooden fittings of a house, such as baseboards and moldings. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] See also: of, out, woodwork out of the woodwork Out of obscurity or a place of seclusion: People were coming out of the woodwork to apply for the desirable job.See also: of, out, woodwork |