come out of the woodwork

/kʌm aʊt əv ðə ˈwʊdwɜːrk/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. salir de la nada

    • Old friends came out of the woodwork after the news.

      Viejos amigos salieron de la nada tras la noticia.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa come out of the woodwork?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Old friends came out of the ___ after the news.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a come out of the woodwork?

noun

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