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show its ugly face

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show its ugly head

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More popular!

It wasn't long before the dark art of voodoo raised its ugly head.
Our lawsuit might rear its ugly head again.
Clearly racism is still rearing its ugly head.
Unfortunately racism has raised its ugly head at the Scottish Football League and we all very much regret that.
It's called the past rearing its ugly head.
Before it reminds Mum I'm still single and a themed party definitely rears its ugly head.
And then the guilt rears its ugly head.
And unfortunately yesterday one of those mistakes reared its ugly head.