Might mean (unverified): Surprise negatively when least expected.
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verb:  (colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To be extremely obvious to (someone), to be impossible for (someone) to miss and ignore.
verb:  (colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To clearly expose itself to (someone).

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