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
Marinho-Portuguese
Porcia-Ancient Roman
Maya (2)MAY-ə, MIE-əEnglish
Diane[dai'æn]
Perla-Italian, Spanish
RoscoeRAHS-koEnglish