Question

Bury Your Head in the Sand to ignore danger by pretending you don't see it; to hide from obvious signs of danger

Accepted Answer

You're burying your head in the sand if you think that smoking isn't bad for your health. An ostrich is a big, tough bird, but long ago people got the wrong idea about it. Since they saw ostriches with their heads in the dirt, they thought the ostrich was hiding from its enemies in the false belief that if you can't see your enemy, your enemy can't see you. The ostriches were actually looking for seeds or berries on the ground, or eating bits of sand, which help the birds digest their food. Today "bury your head in the sand" has come to mean refusing to either notice a problem or face up to reality.

Idiom	Bury Your Head in the Sand
Example	You're burying your head in the sand if you think that smoking isn't bad for your health.
Meaning	to ignore danger by pretending you don't see it; to hide from obvious signs of danger
Origin	An ostrich is a big, tough bird, but long ago people got the wrong idea about it. Since they saw ostriches with their heads in the dirt, they thought the ostrich was hiding from its enemies in the false belief that if you can't see your enemy, your enemy can't see you. The ostriches were actually looking for seeds or berries on the ground, or eating bits of sand, which help the birds digest their food. Today "bury your head in the sand" has come to mean refusing to either notice a problem or face up to reality.

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