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Meaning of "bury one's head in the sand" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BURY ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BURY ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND

bursitis
burst
burster
bursting
bursting at the seams
burstone
burthen
burthensome
burton
Burton-upon-Trent
Burundi
Burundian
burweed
bury
Bury St Edmunds
bury the hatchet
Buryat
Buryat Republic
Buryatia
burying beetle

WORDS THAT END LIKE BURY ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND

ampersand
analysand
Christiansand
desand
draw a line in the sand
foundry sand
greensand
Kristiansand
oil sand
quicksand
sand
Streisand
tar sand
thousand
weasand

Synonyms and antonyms of bury one's head in the sand in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bury one's head in the sand» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BURY ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND

Find out the translation of bury one's head in the sand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bury one's head in the sand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bury one's head in the sand» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在沙埋人的头脑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enterrar la cabeza en la arena
570 millions of speakers

English

bury one´s head in the sand
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेत में एक के सिर को दफनाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دفن رئيس واحد في الرمال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

похоронить свою голову в песок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enterrar a cabeça na areia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বালির মধ্যে মাথা মাথা ঢালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enterrer la tête dans le sable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menguburkan kepala seseorang di dalam pasir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

begraben , den Kopf in den Sand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

砂の中に頭を埋める
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모래에 하나 의 머리 를 묻어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngubur sirah siji ing wedhi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chôn đầu của một người trong cát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மணலில் ஒரு தலையை புதைத்து விடுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याचे डोके रेतीमध्ये भरून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başını kuma gömmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seppellire la testa sotto la sabbia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pochować głowy w piasek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поховати свою голову в пісок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îngropa capul în nisip
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θάψει το κεφάλι του στην άμμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

´n mens se kop in die sand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

begrava huvudet i sanden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

begrave en hode i sanden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bury one's head in the sand

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BURY ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND»

The term «bury one's head in the sand» is normally little used and occupies the 123.012 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURY ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND»

Discover the use of bury one's head in the sand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bury one's head in the sand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary with CD-ROM
... -tj91|.i, Q9 -tju.er|.i -ies -rz sanct|um 'sa1]k.t|am -ums -amz -a -a |inner 'sanctum Sanctus 'sa1]k.tas -es -IZ sand on beach: sand -s -z -ing -11] -ed -1d -er/s -aY/z, Q9 a/z 'sand 'dollar; 'sand ltrap; 'bury one's ,head in the 'sand; |bury one's 'head ...
Peter Roach, Jane Setter, John Esling, 2011
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The Sterling Book of Idioms
to bury one's head in the sand to avoid trying to deal with a problem, danger, etc., by ignoring it or deliberately knowing nothing about it He had suspected his son of taking drugs, but had preferred to bury his head in the sand, and now he ...
Gratian Vas, 2000
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
This idiom alludes to the gesture indicative of these feelings. [Late 1500s] hide one's head in the sand Also, bury one's head in the sand. Refuse to face something by pretending not to see it. For example, For years we have been hiding our ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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English idioms for Spanish speakers
He's head over heels in love. Estd perdidamente enamorado. to beat one's head against a wall — topar con una pared. I think you're heating your head against a wall. Creo que esid topando con una pared. to bury one's head in the sand ...
Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget, 2007
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Worth one's salt: one who is trusted for his hard work and honesty; work sufficiently to earn one's wage. I would recommend him for the job because he is definitely worth his salt. Sand Bury one's head in the sand/Head in the sand: 1) to refuse ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
... wall Wafts' • &%. ft% \ ifiJt f^'fifefl'Jli □ H ft-L-W 'If you want to change his mind, it would be like banging your head against a hriek wall. iP^fftfiMtfe to bite someone's head off jl. BITE to break a head 51 BREAK to bury one's head in the sand Jt ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
Kopf: jm. dröhnt der Kopf to stick/to bury one's head in the sand Kopf: den Kopf in den Sand stecken * Vogel: wie der der Vogel Strauß den Kopf in den Sand stecken/(vorgehen/sich verhalten/...) s.o. has gut his head screwed on ohne: (gar)  ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Chambers concise dictionary
[Anglo-Saxon byrgan] ♢ bury one's head in the sand to refuse to think about or accept some unpleasant or unwelcome fact [19c: from the old belief that the ostrich reacted to danger by burying its head in the sand, apparently thinking that if it ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
18c: in Native American tradition, when the chiefs met to smoke the peace pipe, hatchets and similar weapons would be buried ceremonially to show that hostilities were at an end • bury one's head in the sand tc refuse to think about or accept ...
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Chambers Idioms
... The government 's difficulties came to a head when the miners went on strike. bury one's head in the sand to avoid trying to deal with a problem, danger etc by ignoring it or deliberately knowing nothing about it: He had suspected for some ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURY ONE'S HEAD IN THE SAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bury one's head in the sand is used in the context of the following news items.
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Investing is an emotional rollercoaster
denial (time to play ostrich and bury one's head in the sand), fear (this really is happening! Now what?), desperation (I am done!) and panic ... «Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin, Jun 15»
2
'Homegrown Jihadi brides feel they have no stake in British society'
''It seemed to me one could either bury one's head in the sand or try and take responsibility to counter these impressions of Muslims.''. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
3
When Muslims get crossed
On the other hand, to bury one's head in the sand metaphorically when confronted with social injustice and gross disregard for the poor is to ... «Aliran Monthly, Apr 15»
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Hackers tackling vulnerable under-resourced SMEs
The temptation is to bury one's head in the sand, as it seems to be too complicated, too expensive and too time consuming. But here are some ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Don't Hide From Scary Ideas
... of us should dwell on the evil or the macabre, but hiding from all aspects of the dark and seedy side of life is to bury one's head in the sand. «Daily Caller, Mar 15»
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ROY CAVANAGH: Be careful not to end more than a century of …
Now that is a lot of history, but not wanting to bury one's head in the sand, there is nothing wrong with change, but surely that has to be of a ... «The Bolton News, Dec 14»
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Guyana No. 1 in deportees from T&T – AG
... continent there was a “huge opium/heroin trade” and there was piracy on the high seas, therefore “one cannot bury one's head in the sand”. «Stabroek News, Dec 14»
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ALEX BRUMMER: Business catches the sleeper as CBI comes out …
Better to stay on the beach and bury one's head in the sand. Alex Salmond clashes with BBC's Nick Robinson over RBS (related) ... «This is Money, Sep 14»
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Everything Isn't Awesome: The First Step is Admitting There's A …
It seems to have become a trend of late to bury one's head in the sand. I love games, I've been playing them all my life, and I intend to continue ... «TheSixthAxis, Sep 14»
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On ISIS, Gaza and More – Holding On to Our Humanity as Muslims …
It's tempting to be an ostrich right now and bury one's head in the sand to avoid the atrocities, horrors, difficulties and inhumanity we are ... «Patheos, Jul 14»

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