Ugly mug?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="mug">mug</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>:</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="pothole">pothole</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="mug">mug</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flatten">flatten</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tire">tire</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Mug">Mug</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="Amongst">Amongst</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mug">mug</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span>. <span word="Mug">Mug</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> (<span word="picture">picture</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pothole">pothole</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monster">monster</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shudder">shudder</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="mug">mug</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="head">head</span>”. <span word="To">To</span> “<span word="rear">rear</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="upright">upright</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hind">hind</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snake">snake</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="example">example</span> (<span word="Longman">Longman</span>), “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="reared">reared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="off">off</span>”.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="then">then</span>?</p><p><span word="Ugly">Ugly</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unpleasantness">unpleasantness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="use">use</span> “<span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="face">face</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mug">mug</span>” <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="undesirable">undesirable</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="faced">faced</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p>
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