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come out of the woodwork |
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come/crawl out of the woodwork
to appear after being hidden or not active for a long time, especially in order to do something unpleasant After you've been in a relationship for a long while, all sorts of little secrets start to come out of the woodwork. Racists and extreme nationalists are crawling out of the woodwork to protest at the sudden increase in the number of immigrants. come out of the woodwork also crawl out of the woodwork to appear suddenly and unexpectedly If you try to lose weight, people will come out of the woodwork to offer advice. Usage notes: usually said about someone who was not invited or wanted Etymology: based on the idea of insects that suddenly come out from under boards in a house where they have been hidden Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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