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Definition out of the woodwork in British English

out of the woodwork phrase

phrase
1

to suddenly appear after a long time, especially for unpleasant reasons

Example

After his lottery win, several old friends came crawling out of the woodwork.

Synonyms and related words
emerge pop up spring up
Definition out of the woodwork in British English