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Definition of put someone's head in the sand

put (one's) head in the sand

verb

  • to ignore reality.
    Instead of dealing with his failing marriage, he just put his head in the sand.

    Last edited on Sep 20 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 20 2012.

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Other terms relating to 'head':

Definitions include: an LSD user.
Definitions include: an unintelligent person; "dimwit".
Definitions include: In the RN/RM, 'Baby's Head' refers to tinned steak and kidney pudding which was in ration packs until the change to dehydrated rations.
Definitions include: a penis.
Definitions include: to face difficulties while trying to solve a problem.
Definitions include: messy hair from sleeping.
Definitions include: conceit.
Definitions include: A totally stupid or useless person
Definitions include: to reprimand.
Definitions include: a female that performs fellatio frequently, or performs it well.
Definitions include: to perform fellatio.
Definitions include: someone who is dense, thick in the head, or just plain stupid.
Definitions include: "air head" someone who is not thinking straight.
Definitions include: a truncated sentence "But-her-head" used to describe someone who's face is ugly
Definitions include: Someone who isn't that smart or isn't nice.

Other terms relating to 'in':

Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
Definitions include: no chance.
Definitions include: something easy.
Definitions include: at some time before the present.
Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
Definitions include: included.
Definitions include: clitoris.
Definitions include: to intrude.
Definitions include: See barge in.
Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time."

Other terms relating to 'put':

Definitions include: It means having to beat someone up.
Definitions include: acronym for "put it in your butt".
Definitions include: a pimp's primary prostitute.
Definitions include: place down
Definitions include: to be quiet; "shut up".
Definitions include: to risk everything on a single unlikely event.
Definitions include: to delay a topic until a future time.
Definitions include: to be quiet.
Definitions include: to incarcerate.
Definitions include: to kill an animal, usually due to injury, sickness, or disease.
Definitions include: to defecate liquid feces.
Definitions include: to deflate someone's over-inflated ego.
Definitions include: see in the buck.
Definitions include: to swear, to promise that something you have done happened.
Definitions include: make one stronger.

Other terms relating to 'sand':

Definitions include: to bring an object to a place that already has many of that object.
Definitions include: to establish a limit.
Definitions include: to be upset.
Definitions include: to ignore the truth.
Definitions include: to be mean to someone.
Definitions include: a dismissive retort; "screw off".
Definitions include: to have the balls; to be strong willed enough; to have the mindset to be able to do something dangerous.
Definitions include: to malinger or shirk responsibility.

Other terms relating to 'the':

Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: interrogation.
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: information.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: inclusive.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

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