come out of the woodwork

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To appear or emerge unexpectedly or inexplicably, frequently in large numbers or quantity. derogatory,idiomatic
    — He won the lottery last year and he has had old "friends" and distant relatives coming out of the woodwork ever since.

词形变化

comes out of the woodwork present,singular,third-person coming out of the woodwork participle,present came out of the woodwork past come out of the woodwork participle,past

词源

From the idea of insects crawling out from inside the woodwork in a house.
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