bury / have one's head in the sand

/bˈɛɹi hav wˈɒnz hˈɛd ɪnðə sˈand/

/bˈɛɹi hæv wˈʌnz hˈɛd ɪnðə sˈænd/

to bury / have one's head in the sand

to intentionally ignore unpleasant facts about a situation and hope that the situation improves by doing so

Examples

1. You can either bury your head in the sand and ignore it or embrace it and create ways to increase access to health care.

2. So outside of burying your head in the sand, what can you as a fan do to avoid being spoiled?

3. And it just makes it seem OK to just bury your head in the sand.

4. Can I still bury my head in the sand and pretend that my actions do not have a negative consequence on others?