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rear its head

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rear its (ugly) head
to become a problem that has to be dealt with. It was in the 1970s that the problem of violent soccer fans first reared its head in Britain.
See also: head, rear

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An unfinished coffin on black tressels, which stood in the middle of the shop, looked so gloomy and death-like that a cold tremble came over him, every time his eyes wandered in the direction of the dismal object: from which he almost expected to see some frightful form slowly rear its head, to drive him mad with terror.
 
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