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Definition

To arrive unanticipated and uninvited.

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In Context

  • "So I put up bar and shutter When the wind goes howling by. For I know when it comes knocking That some evil thing is nigh."
  • "So, putting all these thoughts together, what do we do when temptation comes knocking?"
  • "Dennis Menace Dennis is always in trouble — and it's not always his fault. If trouble comes knocking, it comes knocking for Dennis."
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