The idiom 'to have your head in the sand' means to deliberately ignore what is happening around you or refuse to face reality. It is often used with the verb 'to bury'.
La expresión 'to have your head in the sand' significa ignorar deliberadamente lo que está sucediendo alrededor o negarse a enfrentar la realidad. A menudo se usa con el verbo 'to bury'.
| Idiom | to have your head in the sand |
|---|---|
| Definition | to be blind to what is going on around you |
| Examples | - No wonder you don't know what's going on. You have your head in the sand the whole time. - It's time you took your head out of the sand and saw how she's cheating you. - I’m no racist, but I don't have my head in the sand like most liberals. - We knew Stalin had his head in the sand as the Nazi invasion approached in June 1941, but not how criminally deluded he was. |
| Note | The expression is often used with the verb to bury: Don't bury your head in the sand. (Ostriches are said to put their heads in the sand.) |
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