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Old 19-Jun-2004, 18:40
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Francois is an unknown quantity at this point
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Eg. "After putting up an old friend of his for some weeks, several of his 'feats' came out of the woodwork".
Where does this expression come from?

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I presume it refers to the creatures that eat their way through wood.
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Right. I should have looked up 'woodwork' before asking I guess
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I don't think this is actually the origin... does anyone else have any ideas
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