den Kopf in den Sand stecken
to bury one's head in the sand; to avoid reality
Origin
Based on the (zoologically false) folk belief that the ostrich buries its head in the sand when threatened instead of facing the danger.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Preposition 'gegen' (against, accusative)Präposition 'gegen' (Akkusativ)
- Local preposition 'auf' (on, Wo?/where? + dative)Lokale Präposition 'auf' (Wo? + Dativ)
- Local preposition 'auf' (onto, Wohin?/where to? + accusative)Lokale Präposition 'auf' (Wohin? + Akkusativ)
- Local preposition 'unter' (under, Wohin?/where to? + accusative)Lokale Präposition 'unter' (Wohin? + Akkusativ)
Examples
Angesichts der Probleme steckt die den in den .
Faced with the problems the management buries its head in the sand.