head in the sand
See also: head-in-the-sand
English
Alternative forms
- head-in-the-sand (attributive)
Etymology
A reference to the imagined habit of the ostrich burying its head when threatened.
Noun
head in the sand (plural heads in the sand)
- A state of disregarding or denying a problem or threat.
- People who deny the inevitable zombie apocalypse have their heads in the sand.
Further reading
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