come out of the woodwork

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   突然露面；紛紛出籠

   if you say that sb comes / crawls out of the woodwork, you mean that they have suddenly appeared in order to express an opinion or to take advantage of a situation

   No matter how many Dago Guinea greaseballs come out of the woodwork!

電影裡這樣說 · 2 部

• I got the leads coming out of the woodwork.Zodiac2007
• No matter how many Dago Guinea greaseballs come out of the woodwork!The Godfather1972
• The old woman's most distant relations had come foraging out of the woodwork.The Grand Budapest Hotel2014

在完整場景裡學

• 十二宮2007
  • 煙花夜停車遭槍擊：creep someone out（讓人發毛）
  • 收到兇手的認罪信：I wouldn't kid you（我說真的）
  • 編輯部爭論要不要登密碼：shed light on（作出說明）
• 教父1972
  • 婚禮當天開口求殺：in my debt（欠我的人情）
  • 看馬求戲被轟走：run him out of the business（把他擠出這一行）
  • 當面回絕毒品生意：in your pocket（任其擺佈）

同一詞條的短語

• blend into the woodwork