Idiom
rear one's head
Meaning
To appear and cause problems or stress, especially at an inopportune time (said of something or [rare] someone that is undesirable or unwelcome).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Old problems often rear their heads when you are busy.”
“Just as we finished the project, a technical error reared its head and delayed our launch.”
“Although they believed the long-standing conflict had been resolved, the issue reared its head once more during the final negotiations.”
Examples
simple
“Old problems often rear their heads when you are busy.”
contextual
“Just as we finished the project, a technical error reared its head and delayed our launch.”
complex
“Although they believed the long-standing conflict had been resolved, the issue reared its head once more during the final negotiations.”
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