crop up
Related to crop up: crop up again
crop up
To suddenly occur or become noticeable. I knew my fears would crop up before I could actually jump from the plane. Problems always seem to crop up when we're about to go away on vacation.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
crop up
to appear without warning; to happen suddenly; [for something] to begin to reveal itself in the open. Some new problems cropped up at the last minute.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
crop up
Appear unexpectedly or occasionally, as in One theory that crops up periodically is the influence of sunspots on stock prices, or We hope new talent will crop up in the next freshman class. [Mid-1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
crop up
v.
To happen or appear, often unexpectedly: Errors have cropped up in the report despite all our proofreading.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- cream of the crop
- the cream of the crop
- make a dent in
- make a dent in (something)
- make a dent in something
- make a dent/hole in something
- never halloo till you are out of the woods
- never whistle before you are out of the woods
- don't halloo till you are out of the woods
- don't whistle till you are out of the woods