bury one's head in the sand: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  • To ignore or refuse to acknowledge an obvious problem, danger, or unpleasant fact, often in the hope that it will disappear or resolve itself without intervention.

  Examples

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  • You can't just bury your head in the sand and pretend the problem will go away.

    No puedes simplemente enterrar la cabeza en la arena y pretender que el problema desaparecerá.

  • She buried her head in the sand when the company announced layoffs, refusing to face reality.

    Ella enterró la cabeza en la arena cuando la empresa anunció despidos, negándose a enfrentar la realidad.

  • If we keep burying our heads in the sand, the environmental crisis will only worsen.

    Si seguimos enterrando la cabeza en la arena, la crisis ambiental solo empeorará.