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come knocking

idiom
Meaning

To arrive unanticipated and uninvited.


Examples
SIMPLE

Opportunity will come knocking when you least expect it.

CONTEXTUAL

He ignored his health for years, but eventually, the consequences came knocking at his door.

COMPLEX

Though she spent her life avoiding the shadows of her past, the truth eventually came knocking with an insistence that could no longer be ignored.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as they come

    As it is possible to be.

  2. 02

    blow to kingdom come

    To totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something).

  3. 03

    Christmas come early

    Something very delightful or fortunate that is happening or has happened, especially earlier than expected.

  4. 04

    come a cropper

    To suffer some accident or misfortune; to fail.

  5. 05

    come a long way

    To make significant progress.

  6. 06

    come again

    A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.

  7. 07

    come alive

    to become responsive and animated.

  8. 08

    come along

    To arise, appear (make an appearance), come into being.

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