bury your head in something
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bury your head in the sand — phrase to ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear Her parents had been burying their heads in the sand about the problem. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
bury your head in the sand — If someone buries their head in the sand, they ignore something that is obviously wrong … The small dictionary of idiomes
bury your face in something — bury your face/head in something phrase to cover or hide your face with something, for example to avoid looking at someone She buried her face in her hands with embarrassment. Thesaurus: to move your headhyponym Main entry: bury … Useful english dictionary
bury your head in the sand — If someone buries their head in the sand, they ignore something that is obviously wrong. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Bury your head in the sand — If someone buries their head in the sand, they ignore something that is obviously wrong … Dictionary of English idioms
bury — [[t]be̱ri[/t]] ♦♦♦ buries, burying, buried 1) VERB To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth. [V n prep/adv] They make the charcoal by burying wood in the ground and then slowly burning it. [V n]… … English dictionary
bury — bur|y W3 [ˈberi] v past tense and past participle buried present participle burying third person singular buries [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dead person)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(fall on something)¦ 4¦(hidden)¦ 5¦(feeling/memory)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head … Dictionary of contemporary English
head — 1 /hed/ noun TOP OF BODY 1 (C) the top part of your body which has your eyes, mouth, brain etc in it: My head aches. | He turned his head and looked at me. | severe head injuries 2 from head to foot/toe over your whole body: He was shaking from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bury — bur|y [ beri ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 put something/body in ground ▸ 2 cover something ▸ 3 push something into something else ▸ 4 avoid feeling/memory ▸ 5 show idea is wrong ▸ 6 in soccer ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) often passive to put someone s dead body… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
