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
EphraimEE-free-im (English), EE-frəm (English), E-free-im (English), E-frəm (English)Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Aurelianoow-re-LYAH-no (Spanish)Spanish, Italian
Andria-Georgian, Corsican
Hartley['ha:tli]
HÉLoÏSe-French
Giulianojoo-LYAH-noItalian