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in a world of own

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*in a world of one's own

Fig. aloof; detached; self-centered. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; live ~.) John lives in a world of his own. He has very few friends. Mary walks around in a world of her own, but she's very intelligent.

See also: of, own, world