What Does "someone walked in" Mean?
Learn what "someone walked in" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
Someone walked in claiming to be his long-lost son.
It means someone arrived and said he was the man's son after being absent for a long time.
From Good For Him, Episode 20
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone reports that a man arrived claiming to be the person's long-lost son.
Usage Scenario
Use this to describe an unexpected family claim or reveal. It is more of a plot description than a reusable English phrase, so it should not be indexed as its own phrase page.
Better ways to say it
Someone walked in claiming to be his long-lost son.
A man came in saying he was his long-lost son.
Someone showed up and said he was his son.
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