bury head in the sand
31bury head in sand — If you bury your head in the sand, you refuse to face the unpleasant reality by pretending that the situation doesn t exist. It s no good burying your head in the sand. We ve got a problem on our hands …
32bury — ► VERB (buries, buried) 1) put or hide underground. 2) place (a dead body) in the earth or a tomb. 3) cause to disappear or become unnoticeable. 4) (bury oneself) involve oneself deeply in something. ● …
33bury — 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)¦ …
34bury — /ber ee/, v., buried, burying, n., pl. buries. v.t. 1. to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island. 2. to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony: They buried the… …
35head — 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 …
36head — 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… …
37bury */*/ — UK [ˈberɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bury : present tense I/you/we/they bury he/she/it buries present participle burying past tense buried past participle buried 1) [often passive] to put someone s dead body in the ground during a funeral …
38bury — 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… …
39head — ▪ I. head head 1 [hed] noun [countable] 1. JOBS the leader or person in charge of a group, organization, or part of an organization: head of • The head of each division is responsible for its operating performance. • Stone was head of corporate… …
40bury — bur•y [[t]ˈbɛr i[/t]] v. t. bur•ied, bur•y•ing 1) to put in the ground and cover with earth 2) cvb to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony 3) to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in 4) to conceal from sight …
