Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the following idiom:
Bury your head in the sand
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → deliberately refuse to accept the truth about something unpleasant.
To bury one's head in the sand is to ignore an unpleasant fact or problem and hope it will go away, instead of facing it. The idiom comes from the old belief that an ostrich hides its head in the sand when it is in danger.
Example: The company kept losing money, but the owners buried their heads in the sand.