bury one's head in the sand

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.1950January, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, inRailway Magazine, page13:Now this doubtness is an unhappy state of affairs to the lover of the steam locomotive, but we cannot, like the proverbial ostrich,bury our heads in the sandand refuse to face facts.

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