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
Marjani-Eastern African, Swahili
TerzoTER-tsoItalian
GellÉRt-Hungarian
Thaleia-Greek Mythology
Tobiahto-BIE-ə (English)Biblical
Glaucus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)