head-in-the-sand

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Definition of head-in-the-sand in English English dictionary

Exhibiting disregard or denial of a problem or threat

The head-in-the-sand approach to environmentalism seldom improves matters.

(deyim) Unable to see, unwilling to look. "The minister hasn't noticed their poverty. His head is in the sand."

Etymology

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