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Food prices were going down, until drought reared its ugly head.
Feifei
You're listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we are learning the
expression 'rear its head'. It's used to talk about something bad appearing, and as you may have
heard in one of the examples, we can also say 'rear its ugly head'.
Phil
Yes, we don't use it to talk about good things; it's always problems that rear their ugly heads.
Feifei
And I think the end of this programme is rearing its ugly head now. So, we have to end here.
Phil
Yes, we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Feifei
Bye!
