rear its head



rear its (ugly) head

to become a problem that has to be dealt with It was in the 1970s that the problem of violent soccer fans first reared its head in Britain.
See also: head, rear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Naenia-Roman Mythology
TreesTRAY:S (Dutch)Dutch, Limburgish
Takumatah-koo-mahJapanese
Oz (2)-Hebrew
Tekoa-Biblical
Eutropioe-oo-TRO-pyoSpanish