See bury one's head in the sand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "cǎiqǔ tuóniǎo zhèngcè",
"sense": "to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation",
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"word": "homokba dugja a fejét"
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"sense": "to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation",
"word": "nascondere la testa sotto la sabbia"
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"word": "fare finta di niente"
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"sense": "to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation",
"word": "fare come lo struzzo"
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"sense": "to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation",
"word": "눈 가리고 아웅"
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"word": "chować głowę w piasek"
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"word": "se ascunde după deget"
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"roman": "prjátatʹ gólovu v pesók",
"sense": "to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation",
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"word": "de kop in het zand steken"
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"word": "den Kopf in den Sand stecken"
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"sense": "to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation",
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"word": "homokba dugja a fejét"
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"word": "nascondere la testa sotto la sabbia"
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"word": "fare finta di niente"
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"word": "fare come lo struzzo"
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"sense": "to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation",
"word": "눈 가리고 아웅"
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"sense": "to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation",
"word": "stikke hodet i sanden"
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"word": "chować głowę w piasek"
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"word": "se ascunde după deget"
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"roman": "prjátatʹ gólovu v pesók",
"sense": "to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation",
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