People used to believe that an ostrich would bury their head in the sand when scared. It means the person is ignoring what is going on and is not willing to deal with it.
The animal that puts its head in the sand as a defense mechanism is the ostrich.
The ostrich is a bird that is known for putting its head in the sand to avoid danger or threats.
Ostriches do not actually bury their heads in the sand. This is a myth. Ostriches may lower their heads to the ground to eat or inspect something, but they do not bury their heads in the sand out of fear or to hide from danger.
The belief that ostriches bury their heads in the sand is a myth. Ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand when they are scared or threatened. Instead, they use their keen eyesight and speed to detect and evade danger.
No, ostriches do not actually bury their heads in the sand. This is a myth. Ostriches may lower their heads to the ground to eat or inspect something, but they do not bury their heads in the sand to hide from danger.
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The phrase "Terri likes to put her head in the sand" refers to her tendency to ignore or avoid facing difficult situations or problems. It suggests that she prefers to remain oblivious to challenges rather than confronting them directly. This expression is derived from the behavior of ostriches, which are often believed to bury their heads in the sand to escape danger, although this is more myth than reality.
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I think the Runescape developers probably originally envisioned Clarence the wizard's head being found in the sand (head in the sand) but then later realized if you found his head first there wouldn't really be a mystery or quest to solve since it would be obvious who it belonged to, being his head and all. So they changed it to hand but left the pun I guess.
"Pound sand" = a colloquial expression meaning engage in a futile activity.Similar to "push on a rope".
Don't you mean Gaara of the sand in Naruto? Anyway the symbol on Gaara's head means love.
it means that someone is weak in the head, it is used as a slang expression when someone is acting stupid.
The expression is actually 'feet of clay'. There's an explanation of it here: http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/38/messages/1572.html
In general, one ton of sand is equivalent to about 45 to 48 head pans of sand, depending on the size and shape of the pan.
The animal that puts its head in the sand as a defense mechanism is the ostrich.
I think you mean sand.The saying refers to the old myth that an ostrich would stick its head down in the sand and try to hide from danger, and has come to mean hiding from danger or ignoring it.
No. An emu does not stick its head in the sand. Nor, for that matter, does an ostrich.