hide one's head in the sand

hide one's head in the sand or bury one's head in the sand or have one's head in the sand

To keep from seeing, knowing, or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see or face something.

If there is a war, you cannot just bury your head in the sand.

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head

[head] See: [ACID HEAD], [BEAT INTO ONE'S HEAD], [BEAT ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL], [BIG HEAD], [COUNT HEADS], [EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD], [FROM HEAD TO FOOT], [GET […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bury one's head in the sand

[bury one's head in the sand] See: [HIDE ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the sand

[in the sand] See: [HIDE ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

sand

[sand] See: [HIDE ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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