rear one's head

== English == === Alternative forms === rear one's ugly head (often used in this form) === Verb === rear one's head (third-person singular simple present rears one's head, present participle rearing one's head, simple past and past participle reared one's head) (literally) To raise one's head. (idiomatic) To appear and cause problems or stress, especially at an inopportune time (said of something or [rare] someone that is undesirable or unwelcome). ==== Synonyms ==== raise one's head ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “rear one’s head”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “rear its ugly head” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “rear its ugly head”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.