bury one's head in the sand , auch: hide one's head in the sand
have one's head in the sand

Our group wants to support the farmers, but the best way to do this is not by burying one's head in the sand.

It is hardly far-sighted to bury one's head in the sand.

Burying one's head in the sand and pretending the problem does not exist is not the right way.

Still us Brits will have the 2012 Olympics to "Pack all our troubles In" Talk about burying one's head in the sand.

To me, this seems like burying one's head in the sand, since the problem of own resources and the sufficiency of resources for the policies we announce is an issue of great importance.

He believes that it would be illogical to . . . bury one's head in the sand concerning what will eventually become of his work; that it would be hypocritical to ignore that applications to weapons systems are inevitable.

Whilst it is true that reports from the Court of Auditors make for tedious reading for the European institutions, this should be all the more reason to devote more attention to them, and is certainly preferable to burying one's head in the sand and avoiding responsibility.

Criticism of religious institutions, leadership and policies is rife, and religious people have on the whole been tardy in responding creatively to justified charges and pointing out the inappropriateness of false charges; an approach of burying one's head in the sand has been a characteristic of many religious people.