head in the sand

1. see hide one's head.

Example Sentences

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s politics newsletter that can’t recommend the hottest new trend enough: Putting your head in the sand for a few months.

From Slate

At the same time, “it’s not practical to simply bury our head in the sand and say we shouldn’t do this, because AI is everywhere,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s one thing to be acknowledge a remote possibility, but banking on one — or making it the focus of coverage the same week this anti-democratic scheme is announced — is to bury one’s head in the sand and play make-believe.

From Salon

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: "Countless pensioners were forced to choose between heating and eating all whilst the government buried its head in the sand for months on end, ignoring those who were really suffering."

From BBC

Many will "bury their head in the sand" or not even realise the extent of their problem, while others will feel embarrassed to let people into their homes, Rachel says.

From BBC