bury your head in the sand
/ˌberi jə ˌhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd/NEUTRAL · C1
Meaning
to refuse to think about an unpleasant problem
Examples
- 1You can't bury your head in the sand about those unpaid bills for ever.
- 2The club buried its head in the sand while its membership kept falling.
- 3Instead of getting the leaking roof fixed, my landlord just buries his head in the sand.
- 4The bills keep arriving, and burying your head in the sand will only make things worse.
- 5Is the council going to bury its head in the sand while the old bridge crumbles?
Grammar
bury changes form: buried, burying. your changes: my, his, its. have or hide can replace bury.
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