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Have your head in the sand Meaning in English

expression

HAV yor HED in the SAND
hav yaw HED in the SAND

التعريف

To refuse to face or acknowledge a problem, pretending it doesn’t exist.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal, idiomatic expression often used to criticize someone for ignoring obvious problems. Commonly used about situations people avoid (e.g., debt, health). Alternative phrasing: 'bury your head in the sand.' Not literal—does not refer to actual sand.

Spanish: ignorar la realidad - hacer la vista gordaPortuguese (BR): ignorar a realidade - fingir que não vêPortuguese (PT): ignorar a realidade - fingir que não vêChinese (Simplified): 逃避现实 - 装作没看见Chinese (Traditional): 逃避現實 - 裝作沒看見Hindi: हकीकत से आँख मूंदना - अनदेखा करनाArabic: دفن رأسك في الرمال - تجاهل الواقعBengali: বালিতে মাথা গুঁজে থাকা - সমস্যাকে উপেক্ষা করাRussian: прятать голову в песок - игнорировать проблемуJapanese: 現実から目を背ける - 問題を見て見ぬふりをするVietnamese: giả vờ như không biết vấn đề - chôn đầu xuống cátKorean: 현실을 외면하다 - 모른 척하다Turkish: başını kuma gömmek - sorundan kaçmakUrdu: آنکھیں بند کرنا - مسئلے سے منہ موڑ لیناIndonesian: menutup mata terhadap masalah - berpura-pura tidak tahu

جمل نموذجية

You can't have your head in the sand about these bills anymore.

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She has her head in the sand about her health problems.

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If you have your head in the sand, nothing will improve.

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He keeps having his head in the sand about his job loss, pretending everything’s fine.

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Don't just have your head in the sand—take action before it's too late.

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We can't afford to have our heads in the sand about climate change any longer.

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