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Bury your head in the sand 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. People used to think that ostriches buried their head in the sand so that they couldn’t see a dangerous situation. “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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What do you mean? Why does it mean this? Example

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.”

Head Sand Bury Don’t Deal Means Pretend Unpleasant