"stick one's head in the sand" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-stick one's head in the sand.ogg Forms: sticks one's head in the sand [present, singular, third-person], sticking one's head in the sand [participle, present], stuck one's head in the sand [participle, past], stuck one's head in the sand [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stick<,,stuck> one's head in the sand}} stick one's head in the sand (third-person singular simple present sticks one's head in the sand, present participle sticking one's head in the sand, simple past and past participle stuck one's head in the sand)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of bury one's head in the sand Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: bury one's head in the sand [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-stick_one's_head_in_the_sand-en-verb-OZjIxXJd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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