- head\ in\ the\ sand
- See: hide one's head in the sand
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
head\ in\ the\ sand
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head in the sand — ◇ If you bury/have/hide (etc.) your head in the sand, you ignore something unpleasant that you should be dealing with. He can t just bury his head in the sand every time there s a problem. • • • Main Entry: ↑head head in the sand see ↑head, 1 • • … Useful english dictionary
head-in-the-sand — adjective Date: 1970 unwilling to recognize or acknowledge a problem or situation < the government s usual head in the sand response > … New Collegiate Dictionary
head-in-the-sand — adjective Exhibiting disregard or denial of a problem or threat. The head in the sand approach to environmentalism seldom improves matters … Wiktionary
head in the sand — See: HIDE ONE S HEAD IN THE SAND … Dictionary of American idioms
head in the sand — See: HIDE ONE S HEAD IN THE SAND … Dictionary of American idioms
head in the sand — unable to see, unwilling to look The minister hasn t noticed their poverty. His head is in the sand … English idioms
hide one's head in the sand — or[bury one s head in the sand] or [have one s head in the sand] To keep from seeing, knowing, or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see or face something. * /If there is a war, you cannot just bury your head in the… … Dictionary of American idioms
hide one's head in the sand — or[bury one s head in the sand] or [have one s head in the sand] To keep from seeing, knowing, or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see or face something. * /If there is a war, you cannot just bury your head in the… … Dictionary of American idioms
bury one's head in the sand — See: HIDE ONE S HEAD IN THE SAND … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's head in the sand — See: HIDE ONE S HEAD IN THE SAND … Dictionary of American idioms
