blend into the woodwork
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Meaning · English
To go unnoticed or hide in a crowd
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
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Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: to visually merge with wooden panels
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
After the argument, she tried to blend into the woodwork at the party
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “blend into the woodwork” mean?
To go unnoticed or hide in a crowd Literally: to visually merge with wooden panels
Is “blend into the woodwork” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.