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Meaning of bury one's head in the sand | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.

idiomatic

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Examples

“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 sand and refuse to face facts.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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