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an/(one's) ivory tower
an/(one's) ivory tower
A place or a social circle that is characterized by effete academic intelligence and thus is out of touch with or aloof from the realities of life. I don't put much weight in the advice of a bunch of economists living in their ivory towers who've never worked a real job in their lives. It seemed easy to solve all the world's problems when I was living in an ivory tower. Now that I'm out of college, I realize things are so much more complex than I'd imagined.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Sheryll | | SHER-əl | English |
Kassia | | KA-shə | English (Rare) |
Lugos | | - | Celtic Mythology |
Sjoerd | | SHOORT (Dutch) | Frisian, Dutch |
Imelda | | ee-MEL-dah | Italian, Spanish |
Alcyone | | al-SIE-ə-nee (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |