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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Expect more interested TikTok buyers to come out of the woodwork to rescue the popular social media app, whose long-term future in the U.S. is still very much in jeopardy. Tim Baysinger, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025 And several Democrats have come out of the woodwork to support some Trump picks, particularly Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for secretary of State. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025 Moo Deng may have lost some fans, but plenty of others have come out of the woodwork to come to her rescue. Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 The memes have come out of the woodwork, comparing the statue to Apollo Creed's trainer and Morpheus. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come/crawl out of the woodwork 

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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 31 Jan. 2025.

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