raise its (ugly) head
raise its (ugly) head
Of a difficult, unpleasant problem, to present itself and force people to deal with it. Fundamentalist extremism has been raising its head all around the world over the last couple years. I can't believe tax day is already raising its ugly head again.
See also: head, raise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- rear its (ugly) head
- rear its head
- rear its ugly head
- rear/raise its head
- come to a bad end
- come to a bad/sticky end
- learn (something) the hard way
- learn the hard way
- get (something) over with
- get it over with