ALL meanings of bury one's head in the sand
bur·y
B b - noun bury one's head in the sand to refuse to face a problem 3
- verb with object bury one's head in the sand to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island. 1
- verb with object bury one's head in the sand to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony: They buried the sailor with full military honors. 1
- verb with object bury one's head in the sand to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in: to bury an arrow in a target. 1
- verb with object bury one's head in the sand to cover in order to conceal from sight: She buried the card in the deck. 1
- verb with object bury one's head in the sand to immerse (oneself): He buried himself in his work. 1
- verb with object bury one's head in the sand to put out of one's mind: to bury an insult. 1
- verb with object bury one's head in the sand to consign to obscurity; cause to appear insignificant by assigning to an unimportant location, position, etc.: Her name was buried in small print at the end of the book. 1
- noun plural bury one's head in the sand Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b). 1
- idioms bury one's head in the sand bury one's head in the sand, to avoid reality; ignore the facts of a situation: You cannot continue to bury your head in the sand—you must learn to face facts. 1
- idioms bury one's head in the sand bury the hatchet, to become reconciled or reunited. 1
- verb bury one's head in the sand (Idiomatic) To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist. 0