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to rear/raise its ugly head

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Definition of to rear/raise its ugly head words

  • phrase to rear/raise its ugly head If you say that something unpleasant or embarrassing rears its ugly head or raises its ugly head, you mean that it occurs, often after not occurring for some time. 0

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Parts of speech for To rear/raise its ugly head

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to rear/raise its ugly head popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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