The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
raise/rear its ugly head
Definition
› If a problem or something unpleasant raises its ugly head, it becomes a problem that people have to deal with. → See also hit the nail on the head → See also a roof over your head → See also off the top of your head
(Definition of raise/rear its ugly head from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Thesaurus
Our dictionaries
Browse the Dictionary
-
rainforest noun
-
rainy adjective
-
raise noun
-
raise the alarm idiom
-
raise verb
- raise/rear its ugly head idiom
-
raisin noun
-
rake noun
-
rake sth in
-
rake verb
-
rally around/round (sb)
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
