"Violence has peaked its head"

[Joel S. Berson]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned "poked"!  "poked its head out"
[from the cesspool it should remain buried in, or whatever similar
place you prefer it should not emerge from].

Admittedly the quote in question does not include "out", but by the
time all the previously-cited confusions plus this one have invaded
the writer's brain I'm not surprised it disappeared.

Joel

At 8/15/2013 06:51 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>On Aug 15, 2013, at 5:46 PM, Mullins, Bill CIV (US) wrote:
>
> > See also "reared its ugly head".
>
>Right; that was too far back from the tip of my tongue, but I'm sure
>that was an ingredient too, as you (and Neal) point out.
>
>LH
>
> >
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> >> and why not also "peeked its head (out)"?  and maybe "piqued"?
> >>
> >> LH
> >>
> >> On Aug 15, 2013, at 3:50 PM, Cohen, Gerald Leonard wrote:
> >>
> >>> This looks like a rare type of blend -- one involving three blending
> >> phrases:
> >>> "Violence has peaked" + "Violence has come to a head" + "Violence
> > has
> >> reached its peak"
> >>>
> >>> Gerald Cohen
> >>> ________________________________________
> >>> Mark Mandel wrote, Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:37 PM:
> >>>
> >>> Eggcorn??? What are they thinking of? (Phrase, not purpose.)
> >>>
> >>> Neighborhood site, quoting a community organization:
> >>> http://www.westphillylocal.com/2013/08/15/vigil-tonight-for-
> >> kingsessin
> >>> g-shooting-victims/
> >>>
> >>> "Violence has peaked its head once more as young men in our
> > community
> >>> are the victims of senseless violence"
> >>>
> >>> Mark
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