come/crawl out of the woodwork
idiom
disapproving
: to appear suddenly usually because one sees an opportunity to get something for oneself
As soon as she won the lottery, people started coming out of the woodwork, asking for money.
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As the time ahead of Election Day dwindles, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and influential businesspeople have come out of the woodwork to throw their support behind one of the presidential candidates.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
An acquaintance from your past may come out of the woodwork.
—USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
At this point, a new Porsche 911 restomod offering seems to come out of the woodwork nearly daily.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
The back-and-forth rallies reflect a political divide that seems poised to become more pronounced in The Villages as its Democrats come out of the woodwork, re-energized by Harris’s entry to the race.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
An acquaintance from your past may come out of the woodwork.
—USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
At this point, a new Porsche 911 restomod offering seems to come out of the woodwork nearly daily.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
The back-and-forth rallies reflect a political divide that seems poised to become more pronounced in The Villages as its Democrats come out of the woodwork, re-energized by Harris’s entry to the race.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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“Come/crawl out of the woodwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%2Fcrawl%20out%20of%20the%20woodwork. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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