come knocking

verb

come knocking

verb

1

Idiomatic To arrive unanticipated and uninvited.

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.1907, The Little Sister:
So, putting all these thoughts together, what do we do when temptation comes knocking?1999, Jerry Newcombe, Kirsti Newcombe, A Way of Escape: Experiencing God's Victory Over Temptation, page 218:

1 more example

Dennis Menace Dennis is always in trouble — and it's not always his fault. If trouble comes knocking, it comes knocking for Dennis.2023, BEANO Where’s Gnasher?, page 2:

Derived terms: opportunity comes knocking

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