crawl/come out of the woodworkAPPEARif someone crawls out of the woodwork, they suddenly and unexpectedly appear in order to take advantage of a situation, express their opinion etc – used to show disapproval 〔为得到好处、发表意见等而〕突然冒出来，突然露面〔含贬义〕crawl/come out of the woodwork• There are wallabies crawling out of the woodwork.• Creativity was coming out of the woodwork.
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