hide one's head

  • 21bury one's head in the sand — • bury/hide one s head in the sand 1) refuse to see or face something, keep from seeing or knowing something unpleasant He always buries his head in the sand and never wants to deal with his family problems at all. 2) keep from knowing something… …

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  • 22put one's head in the sand — See: HIDE ONE S HEAD IN THE SAND …

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  • 23put one's head in the sand — See: HIDE ONE S HEAD IN THE SAND …

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  • 24put\ one's\ head\ in\ the\ sand — See: hide one s head in the sand …

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  • 25hang one's head — Feel ashamed, take shame to one s self, hide one s face, hide one s diminished head, draw in one s horns …

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  • 26bag one's head — vb American to hide one s face or oneself. Invariably used as an imperative, as in Go bag your face! . This expression was popular among Valley Girls and other middle class teenagers. It implies that the person in question is too hideous to… …

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  • 27head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… …

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  • 28hide — hide1 [hīd] vt. hid, hidden or hid, hiding [ME hiden < OE hydan < IE * (s)keudh (> Gr keuthein, to hide) < base * (s)keu , to cover > HIDE2, SKY, L cutis, skin] 1. to put or keep out of sight; secrete; conceal …

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  • 29have one's head — I. phrasal of a horse : to move freely without restraint from the reins on the last stretch the trainer let the mare have her head II. phrasal or have one s hide : to be extremely angry at or inflict severe punishment upon (as by beheading) he… …

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  • 30head — See: ACID HEAD, BEAT INTO ONE S HEAD, BEAT ONE S HEAD AGAINST A WALL, BIG HEAD, COUNT HEADS, EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FROM HEAD TO FOOT, GET THROUGH ONE S HEAD, GOOD HEAD ON ONE S SHOULDERS, GO TO ONE S HEAD, HANG ONE S HEAD, HAVE ONE S… …

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