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Head Sand Bury Don’t Deal Means Pretend Unpleasant

Metaphor Bury your head in the sand
Question Meaning What do you mean?
Meaning

To bury your head in the sand means to try to pretend something unpleasant isn’t happening, because you don’t want to have to deal with it.

Question Explanation Why does it mean this?
Explanation

People used to think that ostriches buried their head in the sand so that they couldn’t see a dangerous situation.

Question Example Example
Example

“You have to do something about this problem. Don’t bury your head in the sand, and hope it will go away – because it won’t! You must deal with it. I’ll help you if I can.”

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