Meaning of rear one's ugly head | Babel Free

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C2]

Examples

“Where regionalism rears its ugly head, it should be stomped upon immediately and decisively by the administration so as to leave no doubt that such tendency will never be tolerated.”

“Knowing the signs of stimulant addiction will help you determine if you or somebody else in your life is dealing with this problem. If it becomes serious enough, a variety of signs and symptoms will rear their ugly head.”

“From this point forward, Amelia was going to be the perfect bride. The perfect daughter. The perfect princess. Why, oh why, did Princess Naughty have to rear her ugly head every time Amelia thought she had her life on track?”

“This was a fitting end to their presidency. But predictably, Hillary would rear her ugly head again with later scandals over bribery at the Clinton Foundation, […] not to mention Benghazi and her use of an unsecure private email server while she was Obama's secretary of state.”

“What do you do when you are overwhelmed by your feelings? […] Unfortunately, you have to feel your feelings. It is bullshit I know!!!! It would be much more convenient to just not!!!!! But those feelings will rear their ugly head at some point, so you might as well get it over with.”

“What I’ve learned very recently is that there are some unexpected places where inflation has reared its ugly head. […] As the cost of everything continues to rise, more examples like this will rear their ugly head.”

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