Meaning of head in the sand | Babel Free

Definitions

A state of disregarding or denying a problem or threat.

Examples

“People who deny the inevitable zombie apocalypse have their heads in the sand.”

“In my opinion, the railways still have their heads in the sand on the subject of railway liveries.”

“Pierce commented that he has never considered himself to be "a militant homosexual or anything like that, but if they expect us to sit around with our heads in the sand and not fight back, call me militant."”

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