out of the woodwork

Idioms  

1. Emerging from obscurity or a place of seclusion. It often is put as come (or crawl) out of the woodwork, as in The candidates for this job were coming out of the woodwork. The expression alludes to insects crawling out of the interior wooden fittings of a house, such as baseboards and moldings. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, bond buyers came out of the woodwork and pushed the long-dated yield back down again.

From MarketWatch

In addition, bond buyers came out of the woodwork and pushed the long-dated yield back down again.

From MarketWatch

Casting for the reboot began late last year, Roberts said, and people “have come out of the woodwork” since, with some messaging her directly on social media.

From Los Angeles Times

“I heard from everybody I’ve ever met. Everybody came out of the woodwork,” McCurdy said.

From Los Angeles Times

It would be absolutely amazing if somebody from that time would come out of the woodwork.

From Los Angeles Times