Many civilizations have been buried by 'the sands of time'. [=many civilizations have been forgotten because of the passage of time]
He can't just 'bury his head in the sand' every time there's a problem.
The streets are slippery because they haven't been 'sanded' yet.
(..) Nope! and imagine what it'd be like when summer does come. Bees'll Buzz, Kids'll blow dandelion fuzz. And I'll be doing whatever snow does in summer. A drink in my hand, My snow up against the burning sand. Prob'ly getting gorgeously tanned in Summer. I'll finally see a summer breeze, (..)2013 Frozen
(..) She's a stinker. Oh no. No. No. No. Come back. No. Oooo-Kay. Snow, it had to be snow, She couldn't have had tr-tr-tropical magic that covered the f-f-fjords in white sand and warm... Fire! Whoa! Wandering Oaken's Trading Post. Ooh! And Sauna... Big summer blow out. Half off swimming suits, clogs, (..)2013 Frozen