to bury / have one's head in the sand
/bˈɛɹi hæv wˈʌnz hˈɛd ɪnðə sˈænd/
phrase
to intentionally ignore unpleasant facts about a situation and hope that the situation improves by doing so
in the dark
/biː ɪnðə dˈɑːɹk/
phrase
in a state in which one is not informed about important things
out of the loop
/ˌaʊɾəv ðə lˈuːp/
phrase
completely unaware of or having any active participation in something, particularly a discussion or a process
to turn a deaf ear
/tˈɜːn ɐ dˈɛf ˈɪɹ/
phrase
to pretend as if one cannot hear someone complaining or asking one something
to fall on deaf ears
/fˈɔːl ˌɑːn dˈɛf ˈɪɹz/
phrase
(of statements, warnings, requests, etc.) to be completely ignored
to go in one ear and out the other
/ɡˌoʊ ɪn wˈʌn ˈɪɹ ænd ˈaʊt ðɪ ˈʌðɚ/
phrase
(of information, advice, etc.) to not be taken seriously and hence immediately forgotten
the blind leading the blind
/ðə blˈaɪnd lˈiːdɪŋ ðə blˈaɪnd/
phrase
used to describe a situation in which an incompetent or inexperienced person is advising others who have no knowledge or experience at all
to fall through / between the cracks
/fˈɔːl θɹuː ɔːɹ bɪtwˌiːn ðə kɹˈæks/
phrase
(of a person) to be completely ignored, usually in a system or process
to fall through / between the cracks
/fˈɔːl θɹuː ɔːɹ bɪtwˌiːn ðə kɹˈæks/
phrase
(of something, particularly issues) to be completely overlooked
to sweep sth under the rug
/swˈiːp ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ˌʌndɚ ðə ɹˈʌɡ/
phrase
to pretend that something is not happening or is not the case
to turn a blind eye
/tˈɜːn ɐ blˈaɪnd ˈaɪ/
phrase
to pretend as if one cannot see or notice something
ostrich strategy / plan
/ˈɑːstɹɪtʃ stɹˈæɾədʒi plˈæn/
phrase
a strategy in which a person chooses to ignore or evades the truth or potential problems about a particular situation
to slip / fall through the net
/slˈɪp ɔːɹ fˈɔːl θɹuː ðə nˈɛt/
phrase
(of a person) to be neglected or go unnoticed, particularly by a social or political system that should have been more responsible
to slip / fall through the net
/slˈɪp ɔːɹ fˈɔːl θɹuː ðə nˈɛt/
phrase
(of something particularly an issue) to go unnoticed or to be overlooked within a system, plan, or organization, etc.
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