in an ivory tower

*in an ivory tower

Fig. in a place, such as a university, where one can be aloof from the realities of living. (Typ—ically: be ~; dwell ~; live ~; work ~.) If you didn't spend so much time in your ivory tower, you'd know what people really think! Many professors are said to live in ivory towers. They don't know what the real world is like.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arata	ah-ṙah-tah	Japanese
Robbin	['rɔbin]
Aldous	['ɔ:ldəs]
Cathaoir	KA-heer	Irish
Dovid	-	Yiddish
Kathleen	kath-LEEN	Irish, English