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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ugly head" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the expression "raise its ugly head," which means to emerge or become apparent, often in a negative context.
Example: "Just when we thought everything was going smoothly, the issue of budget cuts raised its ugly head again."
Alternatives: "reared its ugly head" or "came to the forefront."
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Then reared reality's ugly head.
And Thatcher rears her ugly head again.
But danger raised its ugly head.
But I have a really ugly head.
Money invariably raises its ugly head.
It can always rear its ugly head.
Yet again, misogyny rears its ugly head.
Global warming also rears its ugly head.
Until the tapeworm reared its ugly head..
As a college student, sex rears its frequently ugly head.
It still rears its ugly head every now and then.
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