raise its head



raise/rear its (ugly) head

if something unpleasant raises its ugly head, it becomes a problem that people have to deal with All over Europe, racism is rearing its ugly head once more.
See also: head, raise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pepijn-Dutch
EdithEE-dith (English), E-dit (German, Swedish)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
EllyEL-ee (English), EL-lee (Dutch)English, Dutch
Izar-Basque
Taj-Arabic
Fortune['fɔ:tʃən]