head in the sand

See also: head-in-the-sand

English

Alternative forms

• head-in-the-sand (attributive)

Etymology

A reference to the imagined habit of the ostrich burying its head when threatened.

Noun

head in the sand (plural heads in the sand)

1. A state of disregarding or denying a problem or threat.

   People who deny the inevitable zombie apocalypse have their heads in the sand.

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