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when least expected
When something is not awaited, as in
My brother always calls when least expected
, or
You might know that the furnace would break down when least expected—we just had it overhauled
.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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